Smashing Security podcast #293: Massive crypto bungle, and the slave scammers

A couple unexpectedly find $10.5 million in their cryptocurrency account, and in Cambodia people are being forced to commit scams.

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Internet outages hit Ukraine following Russian missile strikes

Ukraine has seen internet outages this week following renewed missile attacks from Russian forces. With a combination of power cuts and DDoS attacks knocking out telecommunications systems, internet availibility suffered a 35% dip.

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Smashing Security podcast #292: Trussterflucks and eBay stalking

Has new UK prime minister Liz Truss been careless with her mobile phone, and hear the most extraordinary story of corporate cyberstalking.

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Student data leaked after LA school district says it won’t pay ransom

Hackers have leaked data stolen from the United States’s second-largest school district, after the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced it would not be giving in to ransom demands.

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