Lost in translation, spiders, and slapping tortillas - with Mikko Hyppönen

Lost in translation, spiders, and slapping tortillas - with Mikko Hyppönen

We're back from our summer break as we ask how did a cryptomining campaign stay unspotted for years, quiz special guest and infosec rockstar Mikko Hyppönen about his book, and ponder what spiders teach us about misinformation.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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How to lose friends and DDoS people

How to lose friends and DDoS people

When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger, they didn’t just send a stroppy email - they allegedly weaponised their own CAPTCHA page to ...

26 Feb 48min

Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch

Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch

Could America turn off Europe's internet?That’s one of the questions that Graham and special guest James Ball will be exploring as they discuss tech sovereignty. Could Gmail, cloud services, and criti...

19 Feb 44min

AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were

AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were

AI bots are having existential crises, inventing religions, and allegedly plotting against humanity... or so the internet would have you believe.We dig into Moltbook, the “AI-only” social network that...

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The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well

The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well

Supposedly redacted Jeffrey Epstein files can still reveal exactly who they’re talking about - especially when AI, LinkedIn, and a few biographical breadcrumbs do the heavy lifting.Sloppy redaction le...

5 Feb 36min

The dark web's worst assassins, and Pegasus in the dock

The dark web's worst assassins, and Pegasus in the dock

In episode 452, a London-based YouTuber wins a landmark court case against Saudi Arabia after his phone was hacked with Pegasus spyware — exposing how a single, seemingly harmless text message can tur...

29 Jan 45min

I hacked the government, and your headphones are next

I hacked the government, and your headphones are next

In episode 451 of "Smashing Security," we meet the cybercriminal who hacked the US Supreme Court, Veterans Affairs, and more - and then helpfully posted screenshots (and even someone’s blood type) on ...

22 Jan 45min

From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild

From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild

Confusion reigns after claims that data linked to 17.5 million Instagram accounts is up for sale - sparked by a vague post, contradictory statements, and a flood of password reset emails nobody asked ...

15 Jan 36min

How to scam someone in seven days

How to scam someone in seven days

Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology... and Taurus is their secret weapon.In episode 449 of "Smashing Security", we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook - complete with...

8 Jan 1h 1min

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