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00:00:36Introduction
00:01:47Password laws
00:15:05Kafkaesque conundrums
00:26:56Modern scams
00:39:28Sponsor: Vanta
00:40:36Sponsor: Sonrai
00:41:45Sponsor: Kolide
00:42:59Pick of the week!
00:52:25Wrapping up
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The UK Government takes aim at IoT devices shipping with weak or default passwords, a man spends two years incarcerated after being mistaken for the person who stole his identity, and are you au fait with the latest scams?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Paul Ducklin.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK - UK Government.
- Mirai - Wikipedia.
- Identity theft victim wrongly locked up for 2 years is exonerated at last - Paul Ducklin.
- Amount of fraud in UK more than doubled to £2.3bn in 2023, report finds - The Guardian.
- 5 scams you need to know about in 2024 - Which? News.
- How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebook - BBC News.
- Five Scams To Beware In 2024 - Forbes Advisor UK.
- Eerie ‘breathing’ mistake to listen out for exposes costly AI ‘audio deepfake' scam calls that take just seconds to make - The Sun.
- How to spot fraud - UK Government.
- Etymology Monday: David Crystal on the word ‘gaggle’ - Literary Minded.
- Moon - Wikipedia.
- Baby Reindeer - Netflix.
- Why row over Baby Reindeer sleuths will change real-life drama for ever - The Guardian.
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