Category Archives: rap

Smashing Security podcast #375: Crashing robo-taxis, and name-dropping rappers

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Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber’s name to defraud a TV company.

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The bizarre couple alleged to be behind one of the biggest cryptocurrency hacks of all time

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A Manhattan couple in their 30s have been arrested in Manhattan in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

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Smashing Security #159: Rap, robbery, and IoT holiday hell

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A rapping bank worker is accused of stealing from the vault, the devices that can hide your car’s true mileage, and why it may be a case of “No No No” rather than “Ho Ho Ho” when it comes to IoT toys this Christmas.
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Christopher Emdin Is Teaching Public School Kids Science Through Hip-Hop

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“The liquid soluble that made up the chemistry. A gaseous element, that burned down your ministry.”—GZA on ‘Liquid Swords.’ Continue reading Christopher Emdin Is Teaching Public School Kids Science Through Hip-Hop→