podcasts – Threat Note

Smashing Security – The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers

Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don't lose your life savings in a whisky scam...All…

shaikh Saqib April 3, 2025

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Smashing Security – Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers – now!

A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of…

shaikh Saqib March 27, 2025

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Smashing Security – Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls

In episode 409 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, we uncover the curious case of the Chinese cyber-attack on Littleton's Electric Light Company, and a California landlord's hidden camera scandal. All…

shaikh Saqib March 20, 2025

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Darknet Diaries – 156: Kill List

The dark web is full of mystery. Some of it’s just made up though. Chris Monteiro wanted to see what was real and fake and discovered a hitman for hire…

shaikh Saqib March 18, 2025

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Smashing Security – A gag order backfires, and a snail mail ransom demand

What happens when a healthcare giant’s legal threats ignite a Streisand Effect wildfire… while a ransomware gang appears to ditch the dark web for postage stamps?Find out about this, and…

shaikh Saqib March 13, 2025

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Smashing Security – HP’s hold music, and human trafficking

Journey with us to Myanmar's shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company's mandatory hold time…

shaikh Saqib March 6, 2025

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Darknet Diaries – 155: Kingpin

In this episode, we delve into the multifaceted career of Joe Grand, also known as “Kingpin.” A renowned hardware hacker and computer engineer, Joe has been exploring and manipulating electronic…

shaikh Saqib March 4, 2025

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Smashing Security – History’s biggest heist just happened, and online abuse

We explore how the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hacked to the jaw-dropping tune of $1.5 billion, and we look at what is being done to better defend women and…

shaikh Saqib February 27, 2025

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Smashing Security – A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams

From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Learn more about him, and how he became a…

shaikh Saqib February 20, 2025

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Smashing Security – Podcast not found

The story of how hackers managed to compromise the US Government's official SEC Twitter account to boost the price of Bitcoins, AI isn't helping reduce the rife conspiracy theories inside…

shaikh Saqib February 13, 2025

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Smashing Security – Coinbase crypto heists, QR codes, and ransomware in the classroom

In episode 403 of "Smashing Security" we dive into the mystery of $65 million vanishing from Coinbase users faster than J-Lo slipped into Graham's DMs, Geoff gives a poor grade…

shaikh Saqib February 6, 2025

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Darknet Diaries – 154: Hijacked Line

[[{"value":"Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online. Lot’s of it. In this episode we talk with him, and hear how he did it, why he did, and what he spent it…

shaikh Saqib February 4, 2025

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Smashing Security – Hackers get hacked, the British Museum IT shutdown, and social media kidnaps

What happens when eager computer enthusiasts unknowingly download a trojanized hacking tool and find themselves on the wrong side of cybersecurity? A former employee's actions led to chaos and raise…

shaikh Saqib January 30, 2025

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Smashing Security – Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose

An Italian hacker makes the grade and ends up in choppy waters, and hear true stories of title deed transfer scams.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition…

Samir K January 23, 2025

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Smashing Security – Hacker games, AI travel surveillance, and 25 years of IoT

The video game Path of Exile 2 suffers a security breach, we explore the issues of using predictive algorithms in travel surveillance systems, and the very worst IoT devices are…

Samir K January 16, 2025