Smashing Security

Printers start churning out ASCII art after a vigilante hacker hijacks 160,000 devices, a researcher reveals how you can get Donald Trump to tweet an embarrassing spoof video of himself, and has your smart TV been snooping on you?Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss.SHOW NOTES Hacker: I made 160,000 printers spew out ASCII art around the world ASCII art collection How I hijacked top celebrities tweets including Katy Perry, Shakira… Donald Trump's hijacked tweet VIZIO Settlement: Smart TVs should not track your shows without your O.K. Vizio settles FTC lawsuit and agrees to get viewer consent before tracking TV habits LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

9 Feb 201722min

Email attachment malware is the thorny topic tackled by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer in this "splinter" episode from the Smashing Security team. Listen to this before you click!Oh, and Carole would like to apologise to all her fellow Canadians for the terrible faux pas she made in this episode...SHOW NOTES: New feature in Office 2016 can block macros and help prevent infection It's time to secure Microsoft Office Memories of the Anna Kournikova worm Memories of the Love Bug Memories of the Melissa virus Alanis Morissette - Ironic (Official video) Avril Lavigne - Complicated Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

8 Feb 201718min

Passwords - everything you need to know about how to make them safer, and better secure your online accounts.In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss the perennial problem of passwords and offer some advice and tips for computer users.Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

7 Feb 201713min

Were hotel guests really trapped in their rooms by ransomware? Does anti-virus increase your attack surface so much that it's not worth running at all? And 11% of people on the internet are running ad blockers, says company which blocks ad blockers. Oh, and we have a new theme tune... Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and computer security.Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Hotel guests locked in their rooms by ransomware? It doesn't make senseDisable Your Antivirus Software (Except Microsoft's)It might be time to stop using antivirusGoogle Chrome engineer says Windows Defender "the only well behaved AV"500 publishers were hacked through anti-ad block tool PageFairNews media move to ban ad blockers from websitesEncryption and Other Tricks Are Making Malvertising Harder to HuntSmashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

2 Feb 201728min

An alleged hacker finds the downside to car rental, a New York Times Twitter account announces Vladimir Putin is planning to launch a missile attack against the United States, and an "upskirt" website leaks its user data. Oh, and Vanja forces Graham to share an embarrassing privacy-breaching lavatory anecdote. Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and computer security. SHOW NOTES Spanish Police Arrest Suspect Behind NeverQuest Banking Trojan Vawtrak - International crimeware-as-a-service (PDF) Vawtrak version 2 (PDF) Twitter hack sees New York Times warn of Russian missile strike against USA Badlands National Park deletes tweets on climate change Tweet by journalist Claudia Koerner, quoting Badlands National Park Service 'Upskirt' porn website hit with massive data leak exposing 180,000 voyeurs HaveIBeenPwned Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

26 Jan 201725min

The Spora ransomware offers you more than just your encrypted files back, Brian Krebs busts the alleged masterminds behind the Mirai botnet, and be careful that your IT staff aren't the only ones who know your corporate passwords. Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and computer security. Recorded live: Thursday 19 January, 2017. Check out the video of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJsCpadzVGs SHOW NOTES Spora Ransomware Works Offline, Has the Most Sophisticated Payment Site as of Yet Spora - the Shortcut Worm that is also a Ransomware Popcorn Time ransomware invites you to get 'nasty' to recover your files Who is Anna-Senpai, the Mirai Worm Author? College fires IT admin, loses access to Google email, successfully sues IT admin for $250,000 Fired IT Employee at Online Indiana College Offered to Help Unlock Google Account for $200K   Subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes - it really helps! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/smashing-security/id1195001633 Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

19 Jan 201730min

Donald Trump and that secret dossier, MongoDB databases under attack, Microsoft employees suffering from PTSD and Alexa buying doll houses.Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.Recorded live: Thursday 12 January, 2017Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwpXbrEtgNg.SHOW NOTES Donald Trump finally believes Russia hacked the DNC 27,000 MongoDB servers have their data wiped, receive ransom demand for its safe return Advice on how to secure MongoDB Microsoft Anti-Porn Workers Sue Over PTSD TV News anchor says 'Alexa, buy me a dollhouse' with predictable results... Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

12 Jan 201726min

Donald Trump talks cybersecurity and explains how to keep your messages top secret, Ukrainian soldiers are being spied upon by Android malware and an artist has devised a novel way of avoiding facial recognition technology.Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.Recorded live: Thursday 5 January, 2017.Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfvNSbSpt8SHOW NOTES Trump's 'no computer is safe' stance could be disastrous for US and others, cybersecurity experts say Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units This camouflage makes you ‘immune’ from facial recognition cameras "Sophos RAPIL: Wiping the smile off virus writers' faces" (starring a young Vanja Svajcer) Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing Security

5 Jan 201722min