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Apple announces a new privacy feature in iOS that will allow you to hide and lock away your apps - but will be philanderers who benefit the most? And an ex-police officer is arrested for extortion.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by...
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Graham’s video thanking people for voting for “Smashing Security” - Twitter.iOS 18 makes iPhone more personal, capable, and intelligent than ever - Apple.Apple's new iOS 18 feature is being called 'a cheater's paradise' - Daily Mail.2 Accused In Internet Extortion Scheme Against Boss - Patch.District Attorney: Ex-police officer turned model among duo arrested in Orange County - Westchester News.Former N.Y. cop, internet model Ally Thueson arrested for extortion - NY Daily News. Extortion - FindLaw.Smile politely, nod awkwardly: greeting people you barely know - University Times.How to pass people in hallway without awkwardness? - Reddit.How Long Should a Great Kiss Last? - Psychology Today.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber's name to defraud a TV company.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
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Riding Baidu's self-driving robo-taxi - YouTube.Malicious Attacks against Multi-Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving - Research paper.Researchers warn robot cars can be crashed with tinfoil and paint daubed on cardboard - The Register.Gang of Hackers Tries to Steal Baidu’s Driverless Car Secrets - Bloomberg.Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud - AP News.Sean Kingston Extradited From California to Florida in Fraud and Theft Case - Entertainment Tonight.Rapper Sean Kingston, his mother arrested on fraud charges after SWAT raid at his Southwest Ranches home - Sun Sentinel.What is fraudulent use of personal identification information? - Pumphrey Law.Google’s AI really is that stupid, feeds people answers from The Onion - AV Club.Some of Google’s “best” AI search results - Twitter.Google Rolls Back A.I. Search Feature After Flubs and Flaws - NY Times.Sure, Google’s AI overviews could be useful – if you like eating rocks - The Guardian.Citymapper.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and is your company hiring North Korean IT workers?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by author, journalist, and podcaster Geoff White.
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Microsoft's new Windows 11 Recall is a privacy nightmare - Bleeping Computer.Statement in response to Microsoft Recall feature - ICO.Arizona woman charged in North Korean IT worker scheme that raised millions - CNN.Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea - US Department of Justice.New FTC Data Shed Light on Companies Most Frequently Impersonated by Scammers - FTC website.Who’s who in scams: a spring roundup - FTC.Udio.Geoff's Labyrinth ext v2 - Graham’s AI song about Geoff White’s book “Rinsed”.“Nuclear War” by Annie Jacobsen - Amazon.The Patient - Disney+.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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iPhone photos come back from the dead! Scarlett Johansson sounds upset about GPT-4o, and there's a cockup involving celebrity fakes.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Anna Brading of Malwarebytes.
Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Sandy Bird of Sonrai Security.
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When NASA Lost a Spacecraft Due to a Metric Math Mistake - Simscale.The worst sales promotion in history - The Hustle.Nonconsensual AI Porn Maker Accidentally Leaks His Customers' Emails - 404 Media.UK's Ministry of Defence fined after Bcc email blinder that put the lives of Afghan citizens at risk - Hot for Security.£200,000 fine for exposing possible child abuse victims in classic Cc/Bcc email blunder - Graham Cluley.Apple's Photo Bug Exposes the Myth of 'Deleted' - Wired.OpenAI Voice Scandal: Sky's Fall From Grace - YouTube. How the voices for ChatGPT were chosen - OpenAI.As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses - CBC News.What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson - The New York Times.Scarlett Johansson’s Statement About Her Interactions With Sam Altman - The New York Times.Kin TV series - Wikipedia.Portal connecting Dublin and New York 'reawakens' under new restrictions after 'inappropriate behaviour' - Sky News.How to cook the perfect chicken rendang – recipe - The Guardian.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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Remember when a US mother was accused of distributing explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter's cheerleading rivals kicked off the team? Well, there has been a surprising development. And learn how cybercriminals have been stealing boomers' one-time-passcodes via a secretive online service.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
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‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts - TechCrunch.Cheerleader's mom created deepfake videos to allegedly harass her daughter's rivals - ABC News.Bucks County mom doctored videos to harass girls on daughter's cheerleading sqaud, prosecutors say - Philly Voice.Spone v. Reiss, Civil Action 23-0147 - Casetext.Mother 'used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals' - BBC News.She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all - The Guardian.Parkrun - Wikipedia.Parkrun UK.Oxfordshire Artweeks 2024 - Artweeks homepage. Carole’s art website - carole.wtfSmashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware is named and sanctioned, a cybersecurity consultant is charged with a $1.5 million extortion, and a romance fraudster stole £80,000 from women he met on Tinder.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by “Ransomware Sommelier” Allan Liska.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
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Former Cybersecurity Consultant Arrested For $1.5 Million Extortion Scheme Against IT Company - US Department of Justice.United States vs Vincent Cannady (PDF) - US Department of Justice.LockBit leader unmasked and sanctioned - NCA.Romance fraudster defrauded women of £80,000 - BBC News.15 of the Most Trustworthy Accents in the UK Revealed - Country Living.Omoton phone car mount - Omoton.Stories are weapons by Annalee Newitz - WW Norton.All the Beauty in the World: A Museum Guard's Adventures in Life, Loss and Art by Patrick Bringley - Penguin.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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