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017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

FromSmashing Security


017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

FromSmashing Security

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hotel malware has been stealing guests' payment card details... again, should businesses relay delay rolling out vulnerability patches, and Burger King's Whopper TV ad campaign tries to take advantage of viewers' Google Home devices with predictable results. All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Paul Ducklin. Show notes: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Notifies Guests of Payment Card Incident at IHG-Branded Franchise Hotel Locations in the Americas Region - IHG. Affected hotel look-up tool - IHG. Been to one of these 1170 IHG hotels? Your credit card details may have been stolen by malware - Bitdefender. Microsoft patches Word zero-day booby-trap exploit - Naked Security. Microsoft zero-day vulnerability was being exploited for cyber-espionage - Graham Cluley. The Shadow Brokers - Wikipedia. Burger King's 'OK Google' sad ad saga somehow gets worse - The Register. Burger King Connected Whopper ad - YouTube.
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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Special Guest: Paul Ducklin.
Released:
Apr 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the "Best Security Podcast 2018" and "Best Security Podcast 2019", Smashing Security has had over seven million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).