Smashing Security

• FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams - The Register.
• Optimistic father of LAPSUS$ hacking suspect says he’s going to try to stop him using computers - Graham Cluley.
• LAPSUS$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order - BBC News.
• This Teenage Hacker Became a Legend Attacking Companies. Then His Rivals Attacked Him - Wall Street Journal.
• Bengal cat lovers in Australia get psspsspss’d in Google-driven Gootloader campaign - Sophos.
• Struggling DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers - BBC News.
• Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? - The Atlantic.
• Big Pharma Would Like Your DNA - The Atlantic.
• Addressing Data Security Concerns - Action Plan - 23andMe Blog.
• YTCH - YouTube-like cable TV.
• Space: 1999 opening titles - YouTube.
• Space: 1999 - Wikipedia.
• Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls - BBC News.
• The Wicked Movie - Official Wicked Movie site.
• Mattel's 'Wicked' Movie Dolls Mistakenly List Porn Site on Packaging - Variety.
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• Massive hack-for-hire scandal rocks Italian political elites - Politico.
• Dossieraggi, i contatti con il Mossad e i dati passati al Vaticano. “Aiutiamo la Chiesa contro la Russia o no?” - La Repubblica.
• That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled - The Register.
• Ghost jobs: why do 40% of companies advertise positions that don’t exist? - The Guardian.
• Job boards are still rife with 'ghost jobs'. What's the point? - BBC.
• How To Spot Ghost Jobs And Make Your Job Search More Efficient - Forbes.
• What Are Ghost Jobs and How Can You Avoid Them? - Tech.co
• That job you applied for might not exist. Here's what's behind a boom in "ghost jobs." - CBS News.
• The Coming Storm - BBC Radio 4.
• Things fell apart - BBC Sounds.
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Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!
• Flashpoint - Access the industry’s best threat data and intelligence.

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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• Smashing Security #063: Carole’s back.
• Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers' exercise routes shared online - We Live Security.
• Smashing Security #330: Deepfake Martin Lewis, and a deadly jog in the park.
• How Emmanuel Macron can be tracked - Le Monde.
• How Emmanuel Macron can be tracked - YouTube.
• The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users - Intercept.
• Is AI eroding democracy ahead of the US election? - BBC News.
• Fooled twice: People cannot detect deepfakes but think they can - PMC.
• Detect Fakes - Kellogg Northwestern.
• DON'T LET AI STEAL YOUR VOTE! - YouTube.
• Deepfakes fool more than half of Americans, UVU study shows - KLS News radio.
• Crocodiles Of The World.
• Here's How Long You Should Be Able To Stand On 1 Leg By Age - Huffington Post.
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Sponsored by:

• BlackBerry - Tune in and empower your team with the knowledge to stay connected, no matter what crisis. Learn more about BlackBerry's critical event management solutions.
• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

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 Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.

THANKS:

Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

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• SolarWinds Sunburst supply chain attack - Wikipedia.
• Rep. Katie Porter slams SolarWinds for its poor passwords - Twitter.
• SEC Charges Four Companies With Misleading Cyber Disclosures - SEC.
• Western firm hacked by North Korean cybercriminal hired as remote IT worker - Computing.
• Engaging with a Remote Workforce: Statistics and Strategies for Success - Government Events.
• 67% Of U.S. Employers To Lose Employees To Remote Work In 2024 - Forbes.
• A company's remote-working hire turns out to be in North Korea. He tried to hold it to ransom - Business Insider.
• US company accidentally hires North Korean for remote work, gets blackmailed when they try to fire him - IBTimes.
• Watch “Undercover: Exposing the Far Right” - Channel 4.
• Undercover film exposing UK far-right activists pulled from London festival - The Guardian.
• Kermode and Mayo’s Take - YouTube.
• The Fear of God: 25 Years of the Exorcist – BBC iPlayer.
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Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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

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FOLLOW US:

Follow us on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, 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.

• WP Engine is not WordPress - WordPress.
• Secure Custom Fields - ​​WordPress.
• Tweet from Advanced Custom Fields.
• Advisory: Advanced Custom Fields changes - Tim Nash.
• WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly - The Register.
• Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users - Bleeping Computer.
• The Internet Archive is still down but will return in ‘days, not weeks’ - The Verge.
• Dimsdale podcasts - OTR radio drama comedy and more.
• Jeff Goldblum’s furiously fun Greek gods drama is a masterpiece - The Guardian.
• KAOS - Netflix.
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Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!
• Flashpoint - Access the industry’s best threat data and intelligence.

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 Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, 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.