We are on the bird
Can a video game help your company's staff choose stronger passwords? Why might satellite-based internet communications be bad for security? And what are the alternatives to TikTok?All this and much m...
12 Aug 202054min
Twitter hack arrests, email bad behaviour, and Fawkes vs facial recognition
Special guest Geoff White can't resist using the podcast to promote his new book, "Crime Dot Com", but other than that we also discuss the creepy (and apparently legal) way websites can find out your ...
5 Aug 202048min
DNA cock-up, Garmin hack, and virtual kidnappings
Why are students faking their own kidnappings? What's the story behind Garmin's ransomware attack? And a genetic genealogy website suffers a hack or two.All this and much much more is discussed in the...
29 Jul 202049min
Dinner with Elon Musk and Kris Jenner
Who stopped Twitter's hackers from stealing more money? Why are Covid-19 researchers being told to ramp up their cybersecurity? How can you find out if your smartphone is infected with stalkerware? An...
22 Jul 20201h 2min
Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up
Login chaos for England's contact tracing service, our drill-down on the Britain's Huawei 5G ban, MGM's blockbuster breach, and how to pronounce "Gigabyte."All this and much much more is discussed in ...
15 Jul 20201h 3min
This one's for all the Karens!
A high-rolling Hushpuppi gets extradited to the United States, Carole details her problems with clipboards and Disposophobia, and our guest becomes the subject of fake news during the Senegalese elect...
8 Jul 202049min
Bieber fever, Roblox, and ransomware
Who's been dressing Robox players up in red baseball caps? Which ransomware victim's negotations got spied on by the media? And should Jason Bieber think twice before touching his hat? Oh, and we nee...
1 Jul 202047min
Vanity Bitcoin wallets, BlueLeaks, and a Coronavirus app conspiracy
A conspiracy spreads on social media about Coronavirus tracing apps, US police find decades' worth of sensitive data leaked online, and is there a Bitcoin bonanza to be had from watching Elon Musk You...
24 Jun 202051min
