Smashing Security

Dutch spies, Russian hackers and Jared Kushner’s iPhone. It sounds like the ingredients for a thriller, but according to claims in a new book the US President's son-in-law may have been hacked twice. Is any of it true, and what does it tell us about the phones in our pockets?Meanwhile, James Ball explains that of the internet’s most trusted security keys were protected by numbers so small that one of them was... four. Yes, "4". And then, of course, to make the week worse we suffered a PHPocalpyse...Plus, Chuck Randolph of 360 Privacy explains how the internet has made it scarily easy to put company executives and public officials in danger.All this and more in episode 490 of the “Smashing Security” podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest James Ball.EPISODE LINKS:Signal bug could let someone keep listening after you hang up - Malwarebytes.Post by @safety.bsky.app - Bluesky.How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions - 404 Media.How The Intercept might have helped unmask Reality Winner to the NSA - Graham Cluley.The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations- Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers - Vanity Fair.Kushner iPhone hack claims: Dutch spies accessed GRU-compromised device - Cybernews.Tweet by Kim Zetter - X (formerly Twitter).Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security - The Guardian.The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs - Ars Technica.Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’ - The Register.eMudhra to Exit global SSL/TLS Certificate Business - Emudhra.'Doing a Ratner' and other famous gaffes - The Telegraph.Websites taken down worldwide as critical PHP cyber-security update issued - BBC News.PHP blames supply chain security biz Chainguard for putting huge chunks of the web at risk - The Register.2023 Battagram cable car incident - Wikipedia.Hanging By A Wire.Watch Taskmaster- Channel 4.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)SPONSORS:Origin - Endpoint AI observability. Put your AI agent on the record, and request a demo.Vanta - Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!360 Privacy - End-to-end digital exposure reduction for organizations, executives, and families. Request a demo to reduce your digital footprint.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about Smashing Security, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter! Join Smashing Security PLUS via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes on our early-release feed!FOLLOW THE SHOW:Follow us on Bluesky or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.THANKS:Theme tune: 'Vinyl Memories' by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Imagine buying a brand new hardware wallet for your cryptocurrency with the shrink-wrap still on... what could possibly be hiding inside? We break out a Geiger counter and a cat to find out.Meanwhile, malicious ads are targeting journalists with zero-click attacks.Plus, Origin’s Spencer Thompson reveals what AI agents are really getting up to on your employees’ laptops when nobody’s looking.All this and more in episode 489 of the “Smashing Security” podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Lianne Potter.EPISODE LINKS:Atac informatic la Depozitarul Central, organism esențial pentru Bursă. Aplicația Depozitarului, unde sunt inclusiv datele "cuponarilor", blocată. Ce trebuie să facă investitorii, ceilalți utilizatori şi ce spune Depozitarul Central - Economica.ASTRA: «Черная искра» атаковала портал Рособрнадзора - Caliber.Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice - 404 Media.Who Is Planting Backdoors in Ledger Crypto Wallets? - Zero Day.Tweet by Ledger about funds being drained - X.Ledger asks sellers across Asia to halt sales after supply-chain attack - Bleeping Computer.Check that your Ledger device has a genuine secure element - Ledger.Targeted ads installed Candiru spyware in zero-click attacks - Bleeping Computer.Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab.Hope All's Well - Michael Spicer tour.Ken Russell’s The Devils - BFI.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)SPONSORS:Origin - Endpoint AI observability. Put your AI agent on the record, and request a demo.Vanta - Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!360 Privacy - End-to-end digital exposure reduction for organizations, executives, and families. Request a demo to reduce your digital footprint.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter! Join Smashing Security PLUS via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes on our early-release feed!FOLLOW THE SHOW:Follow us on Bluesky or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.THANKS:Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into the ShinyHunters gang.Meanwhile, hackers get the keys to ASOS's app and the chance to message every single customer. What did they say? And how did the company respond? We have thoughts.All this and more is discussed in episode 488 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Paul Ducklin.EPISODE LINKS:”123456” password used in massive Danish CPR data breach - The Copenhagen Post.‘You have a meeting’: the calendar phishing scam growing exponentially - The Guardian.Anthropic AI model submitted false tip about unsolved murder, Philadelphia police say - 6abc Philadelphia.FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm - Krebs on Security.ASOS hack: If you could message every customer, what would YOU tell them? - SolCyber.Rooftops, penthouses, and urban living - Mike Tomlin on YouTube.I built ChatGPT with Minecraft redstone! - YouTube.&udm=14 - the disenshittification Konami code - Udm14.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)SPONSORS:Origin - Endpoint AI observability. Put your AI agent on the record, and request a demo.Vanta - Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!Hack The Box - Develop, exercise and measure the capabilities of your human operators and AI agents.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter! Join Smashing Security PLUS via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes on our early-release feed!FOLLOW THE SHOW:Follow us on Bluesky or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.THANKS:Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Microsoft's Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodgy crypto coin, and a corporate apology that wasn't from Microsoft either.Meanwhile, UK losses from hacked email and social media accounts have rocketed by 417%, as scammers pose as your friends to flog you tickets to gigs that don't exist.Plus, Hack The Box's Christine Bartlett joins us for a featured interview to ask what happens when AI agents join your security team, and whether anyone has thought to give them a performance review.All this and more in episode 487 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Danny Palmer.EPISODE LINKS:South Korean officials believe AI agents were used to hack several banks - The Record.Asos warns customer data may be compromised after ‘unauthorised’ app access - The Guardian.PixelLeak AI exposure of private developer data - Glow.Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft's Official X Account - SecurityWeek.Is everything ok Microsoft? - The Verge.Switch to passkeys: Report Fraud warning as email and social media account hacking sums stolen rise by more than 400 per cent - City of London police.Swiss railway clock - Wikipedia.The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Trailer - YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)SPONSORS:Hack The Box - Develop, exercise and measure the capabilities of your human operators and AI agents.Vanta - Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!Origin - Endpoint AI observability. Put your AI agent on the record, and request a demo.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter! Join Smashing Security PLUS via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes on our early-release feed!FOLLOW THE SHOW:Follow us on Bluesky or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.THANKS:Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand's national parks. What could possibly have gone wrong?Meanwhile, a hacker collective backed a truck into one of the license-plate-reading Flock safety cameras popping up on American street corners, and took a very close look inside.All this and more in episode 486 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Dave Bittner.EPISODE LINKS:Claude Opus 5 Helped Researchers Take Over OpenAI Staff Accounts via Chained Flaws - The Hacker News.Odido hackers mock police, threaten another Netherlands hack - Cybernews.North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices - The Register.Ridiculous deals as store leaves website open for the public to edit - Stuff.Critical Vulnerability in AI Vibe Coding platform Base44 - Wiz.Beautiful People: The dating site that FAKED getting hacked by a virus called Shrek - Graham Cluley on YouTube.Flock Camera Locations - Live Map of 150,000+ Flock Safety Cameras & ALPRs.Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials - Micah Flee.Creve Coeur police in 'state of chaos' as former chief investigated for misconduct - WCBU Peoria.La La Land Filming Locations - Seeing Stars.Mrs Mills - Wikipedia.Let's Have a Party - The Piano Genius of Mrs. Mills - YouTube.Introducing the Originals Mrs Mills Piano from Abbey Road Studios & Spitfire Audio - Abbey Road.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)SPONSORS:Vanta - Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!Origin - Endpoint AI observability. Put your AI agent on the record, and request a demo.ThreatLocker - Book a demo today and start securing your organisation.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter! Join Smashing Security PLUS via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes on our early-release feed!FOLLOW THE SHOW:Follow us on Bluesky or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.THANKS:Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy