Collaborate Disseminate
Your smartphone may be toast – if you use a hacked wireless charger, we take a closer look at the latest developments in the unfolding LockBit ransomware drama, and Carole dips her toe into online AI romance apps. All this and much much more is d… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #361: Wireless charging woe, AI romance apps, and ransomware revisited
Someone called OxShagger thinks he has come up with the perfect Valentine’s surprise for Oxford students, but is the way he has gone about “bookworms with benefits” really a good idea? Robot security guards are trundling the streets of – you guessed it… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide
Could the Hollywood heart throb really be interested in you? Sorry, you’re being scammed. Continue reading No, you’re not talking to Jason Statham
The Coronavirus pandemic has pretty much killed off office romances, and the chances of a snog in the stationery cupboard, but now at least one firm might be pooping over romance outside of the workplace as well.
Do you think relationships outside t… Continue reading Should your employer know who you’re dating *outside* work?
Is the PIN you use for your bank card secure? How did one woman get duped into giving a romance scammer $200,000? And Cloudflare and other online services take aim at a vile corner of the internet…
All this and much more is discussed in the lates… Continue reading Smashing Security #140: Love, PINs, and 8chan
What’s the worst that can happen if you join a Hollywood hard man’s Facebook page? What drove a man to hijack a website’s name at gunpoint? And can you solve the mystery of the Canadian Hamburglar?
Find out in the award-winning “… Continue reading Smashing Security #126: Zombie chickens and fast-food victims
A scam version of the actor convinced a woman he was in love with her. Continue reading Fake Jason Statham Bilks a Fan Out of Serious Money
Nine men have been arrested in the United States in connection with a string of scams that allegedly netted them a cool US $3.5 million.
Continue reading Nine men arrested in United States for stealing millions through business email compromise and romance scams
A British fan of actor Jason Statham was fooled into thinking she had formed an online relationship with the Hollywood hard man, after joining a Facebook fan page for the “Fast and Furious” star… and ended up losing hundreds of thousa… Continue reading Scammer posed as actor Jason Statham to steal from fan
Is two factor authentication such a pain in the rear end that it’s costing the economy millions? Do you feel safe having a Google Nest in your home? And don’t get caught by a catfisher this Valentine’s Day.
All this and much more is discussed in the la… Continue reading Smashing Security #115: Love, Nests, and is 2FA destroying the world?