UPS smishing, ChatGPT 101, and storing secret files
UPS delivers some smishing advice (but have they kept something under wraps?), we ask ChatGPT to take a long hard look at itself, and we debate what the penalty should be for taking national secrets h...
28 Juni 202356min
Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business
There's some funny business going on on Google, and Zuckerberg's $14 billion bet on the metaverse is beginning to look a little childish...All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "...
21 Juni 202337min
Right Royal security threats and MOVEit mayhem
There are shocking revelations about a US Government data suck-up, historic security breaches at Windsor Castle, and the MOVEit hack causes consternation.All this and much much more is discussed in th...
14 Juni 202354min
Rick Astley and the little birdie scam
Australia's signal intelligence agency calls upon an Eighties popstar to fight terrorism, and a simple act of kindness leads to a woman being scammed for thousands.All this and much more is discussed ...
7 Juni 202359min
.ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?
ChatGPT hallucinations cause turbulence in court, a riot in Wales may have been ignited on social media, and do you think .MOV is a good top-level domain for "a website that moves you"?All this and mu...
31 Maj 20231h 16min
Botched Bitcoin blackmail, iSpoof, and Meta’s billion dollar data bungle
13 years jail for spoofing scammer, a rogue IT security expert's Bitcoin blackmail goes wrong, and Facebook's eyewatering GDPR fine may be only the beginning of its problems.All this and much much mor...
24 Maj 202349min
When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams
Personal information is going for a song, and the banks want social media sites to pay when their users get scammed.All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security"...
17 Maj 202341min
Eurovision, acts of war, and Twitter circles
Twitter shares explicit photos without users' permission, one US company can look forward to a $1.4 billion payout seven years after an infamous cyberattack, and how might hackers target Eurovision?Al...
10 Maj 20231h 6min
