Keeping the lights on after a ransomware attack Smashing Security

Leicester City Council suffers a crippling ransomware attack, and a massive data breach, but is it out of the dark yet? And as election fever hits India we take a close eye at deepfakery.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
When a breach goes from 25 documents to 1.3 terabytes… - Graham Cluley.Leicester street lights stuck on all day due to cyber attack - Leicester Mercury.Top AI researchers race to detect ‘deepfake’ videos: ‘We are outgunned - Washington Post.AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them - Washington Post.Models, dead netas, campaigning from jail: How AI is shaping Lok Sabha polls - India Today.Why Elections Take So Long in India - The New York Times.How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections  - The New York Times.Bollywood deepfakes fuel AI election meddling fears in India - GG2.World Explained: How India's politicians are using AI to reach voters in the world’s most populous country - The Scotsman.12 Angry Men - Wikipedia.VIA Rail.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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