Smashing Security podcast #395: Gym hacking, disappearing DNA, and a social lockout

A Kansas City man is accused of hacking into local businesses, not to steal money, but to… get a cheaper gym membership? A DNA-testing firm has vanished, leaving customers in the dark about what’s happened to their sensitive genetic data. And Austral… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #395: Gym hacking, disappearing DNA, and a social lockout

Smashing Security podcast #384: A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear

It’s a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage.

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Smashing Security podcast #379: Private nights, evil twins, and crypto home invasions

Apps can let you spy on strangers in bars, a gang of cryptocurrency thieves turns to kidnap and assault, and have you joined the mile-high evil twin club?

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Smashing Security podcast #377: An unhealthy data dump, railway surveillance, and a cheater sues Apple

There’s a wee data breach with unhealthy implications in Scotland, privacy has gone off the rails in the UK, and a cheater blames Apple for his expensive divorce.

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Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines ‘enter at own risk’

A big-thinking Slovenian startup has created a curious smart security camera that doesn’t just spy on your visitors, but will actively open fire on potential intruders with paintball pellets – or even tear gas rounds – with “ultra high precision.” What… Continue reading Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines ‘enter at own risk’

Smashing Security podcast #316: Of Musk and Afroman

An Elon Musk-worshipping college principal gets schooled, and rapper Afroman turns the tables after armed police raid his house.

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