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

Consumer and privacy predictions for 2025

Kaspersky experts look back on their expectations about the 2024 privacy and consumer cyberthreats trends and try to predict what to expect in 2025. Continue reading Consumer and privacy predictions for 2025

Smashing Security podcast #386: The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media

Two men are accused of stealing almost a quarter of a billion dollars from one person’s cryptocurrency wallet, but why on earth would they be handing out handbags to strangers? And social media comes under the spotlight once more, as we ask if you are… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #386: The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media

Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

Kaspersky experts review Do Not Track (DNT) statistics for the most widely used web tracking services in 2023 and 2024 operated by companies like Google, Microsoft, etc. Continue reading Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

Kaspersky experts review Do Not Track (DNT) statistics for the most widely used web tracking services in 2023 and 2024 operated by companies like Google, Microsoft, etc. Continue reading Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

Smashing Security podcast #380: Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room

Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity ve… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #380: Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room

Smashing Security podcast #324: .ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?

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ChatGPT hallucinations cause turbulence in court, a riot in Wales may have been ignited on social media, and do you think .MOV is a good top-level domain for “a website that moves you”?
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Smashing Security podcast #322: When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams

Personal information is going for a song, and the banks want social media sites to pay when their users get scammed.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cl… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #322: When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams

Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker

A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker