Smashing Security
Smashing Security

Smashing Security

Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault

Overview
Episodes

Details

A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @smashinsecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Recent Episodes

A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams
FEB 20, 2025
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 geopolitical pawn between the US, France, and Russia. Plus! Hear how concert-goers are being warned about a swathe of scams hitting stadiums and arenas around the world.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

PLUS! Don't miss our featured interview with Cliff Crosland of Scanner.dev

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:


Sponsored by:

  • 1Password – Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones at 1password.com/smashing.
  • Scanner.dev provides a new technology offering fast search and threat detections for security data in S3 helping teams reduce the total cost of ownership of their SIEM by up to 90%. Try the interactive playground at scanner.dev/demo
  • Harmonic - Stop data leaks, not innovation. Zero-touch data protection for the GenAI era.


SUPPORT THE SHOW:

Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!


FOLLOW US:

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.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
play-circle
51 MIN
Podcast not found
FEB 13, 2025
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 classrooms, and is the funeral bell tolling for ransomware?

All this and more is discussed in episode 404 of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Jane Wakefield.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:


Sponsored by:

  • 1Password – Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones at 1password.com/smashing.
  • Tripwire Enterprise - Set up a demo of Tripwire Enterprise to see how you can simultaneously harden your systems and automate compliance.
  • Scanner.dev provides a new technology offering fast search and threat detections for security data in S3 helping teams reduce the total cost of ownership of their SIEM by up to 90%. Try the interactive playground at scanner.dev/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 via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!

FOLLOW US:

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.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
play-circle
50 MIN
Coinbase crypto heists, QR codes, and ransomware in the classroom
FEB 6, 2025
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 for PowerSchool's security, and Carole takes a curious look at QR codes.

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 The Lazarus Heist's Geoff White.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:



Sponsored by:

  • Tailscale – Tailscale is perfect for work or personal projects, making networking simple. Its free plan covers up to 100 devices and 3 users. Get started at tailscale.com and be up and running in less than 10 minutes!
  • 1Password – Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones at 1password.com/smashing.
  • Cortex Symphony 2025 - Ready to transform your cybersecurity? Register now to see the future of security innovation with exclusive insights, demos, and stories from pros.


SUPPORT THE SHOW:

Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!


FOLLOW US:

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.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
play-circle
50 MIN
Hackers get hacked, the British Museum IT shutdown, and social media kidnaps
JAN 30, 2025
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 urgent questions about the security of cultural treasures. And join us as we explore the alarming trend of social media influencers staging fake kidnappings.

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 Lianne Potter from the "Compromising Positions" podcast.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:


Sponsored by:

  • Tailscale – Tailscale is perfect for work or personal projects, making networking simple. Its free plan covers up to 100 devices and 3 users. Get started at tailscale.com and be up and running in less than 10 minutes!
  • 1Password – Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones at 1password.com/smashing.


SUPPORT THE SHOW:

Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!


FOLLOW US:

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.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
play-circle
47 MIN
Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose
JAN 23, 2025
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 of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:



Sponsored by:

  • Tailscale – Tailscale is perfect for work or personal projects, making networking simple. Its free plan covers up to 100 devices and 3 users. Get started at tailscale.com and be up and running in less than 10 minutes!
  • 1Password – Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones at 1password.com/smashing.


SUPPORT THE SHOW:

Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!


FOLLOW US:

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.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
play-circle
49 MIN