223: Booze, nudes, and insurance dudes
Should insurance companies be banned from helping companies pay ransomware demands? How has malware is messing with motorcars in the United States? And how are cybercriminals exploiting alcohol drinking...
Facebook, deepfakes, and April Fools scandals – with Nina Schick
Deepfake expert Nina Schick joins us as we discuss synthetic media, Facebook's latest data fiasco, and some less-than-brilliant April Fool's tricks.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest...
221: God bless his hairy palms
FatFace stumps up $2 million to its ransomware extortionists, an IT administrator is caught with his pants down, Mobikwik blames its users for a data breach, and we burgle a house......
220: Ransoms, scandals, and glitter bombs
PC manufacturer Acer might have received a $50 million ransom demand, a warning spreads on Facebook about a trick being used by hackers, and why are the City of London's police...
219: Cheerleaders, dating apps, and crisis PR
How are cheerleaders being creeped out by deepfakes? What might Tinder tell potential dates about your murky past? And how should companies respond to the press when a security breach occurs?
All...
218: Microsoft, McAfee, and mayhem
Is it the end of the road for John McAfee? Is PornHub more legitimate than Facebook? And do you know as much as you think you do about the Microsoft Exchange...
217: Would you cuddle this revolting robot? – with Robert Llewellyn
Actor, presenter and writer Robert Llewellyn, famous for playing the part of Kryten in the science-fiction comedy "Red Dwarf," joins us as we discuss robots gone rogue, electric vehicle nightmares, and...
216: Playboy, prison, and digital ploys – with Garry Kasparov
World-chess-champion-turned-activist Garry Kasparov returns to the show as we discuss a romance scammer with plenty of time on his hands, the surge in sextortion, and how social media is being swamped...
215: Sexy cows banned on Facebook
The FBI is hoping that its hunt for Capitol rioters will go viral, a cryptocurrency con lets its perpetrator live the high life... for a while, and just what does Facebook...
214: Valentine scams, SolarWinds, and a data deletion bungle
Fingerprints and DNA records have been deleted from the UK's police database, the SolarWinds hack continues to wreak havoc and raise questions, and we have some advice for how to fall...
213: No security smarts at Mensa, long-term identity theft, and GameStop's share frenzy
Mensa - the social club for people with high IQs - is accused of not being so smart about security, an Indian TV journalist gets an unbelievable job offer from Harvard,...
212: Dutch leaks, Peeping Toms, and researchers under fire
Google warns security researchers that North Korean hackers are pretending to be their buddies, sensitive information connected to Coronavirus testing is available for sale in the Netherlands, and is a Peeping...
211: Fleeking, COVID-19 hacking, and Bitcoin balls-ups
Your privacy may be at risk if you're on Fleek, hackers not only steal COVID-19 vaccine data but then tamper with it to spread mistrust, and the Bitcoin bungles keep on...
210: DC rioters ID'd, Energydots, and ransomware gets you in a pickle
Penile penal problems, identifying rioters in Washington DC, and can a sticker protect you from radiation?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the...
209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts
Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.
All this and much much more...