Smashing Security podcast #280: Hot tub hijinx, and a sentient AI

Internet-connected jacuzzis find themselves in hot water, and a Google engineer claims that their AI has developed feelings.

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Israeli military personnel spied on via Strava fitness-tracking app

The Strava fitness-tracking app is being used to spy upon members of the Israeli military, tracking their movements at secret bases across the country and potentially even help observe their activities when they travel overseas.

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QNAP warns of new DeadBolt ransomware attack locking up NAS devices

Owners of NAS drives manufactured by QNAP have been advised that the company is “thoroughly investigating” reports that a new variant of the DeadBolt ransomware is targeting devices, locking up data and demanding victims pay a fee to extortionists.

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Heineken giving away free beer for Father’s Day? It’s a WhatsApp scam

With Father’s Day falling this weekend in the United States and UK, more people might be more willing than normal to believe the latest scam to be spreading via WhatsApp is true. But I’m afraid it isn’t.

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