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Smashing Security

Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle.


Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Jack Rhysider. Follow the podcast on Bluesky at @smashinsecurity.com, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app.


New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).

Tech News News Technology
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
436
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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AI chat wars, and hacker passwords exposed

AI chat wars, and hacker passwords exposed

AI chatbots are under fire in Las Vegas, the secrets of hackers' passwords are put under the microscope, and Graham reveals (possibly) the greatest TV programme of all time.

All this and more is discu…

00:34:18  |   Wed 16 Aug 2023
Acoustic attacks, and the tears of a crypto rapper

Acoustic attacks, and the tears of a crypto rapper

Razzlekhan, the self-proclaimed Crocodile of Wall Street, pleads guilty to the biggest crypto laundering scheme in history, and just how safe are you typing while on a Zoom call?

Meanwhile, Graham ran…

00:44:00  |   Wed 09 Aug 2023
Barbie and the stalking spouse

Barbie and the stalking spouse

Carole takes us into the sinister side of Barbie, while Graham describes a stalkerware operation that has been spilling its secrets.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashi…

00:37:52  |   Wed 02 Aug 2023
Nudes leak at the plastic surgery, Mali mail mix-up, and WormGPT

Nudes leak at the plastic surgery, Mali mail mix-up, and WormGPT

Dr 90210 finds himself in a sticky situation after his patients' plastic surgery photos AND more end up in the hands of hackers, emails to the US military end up in the wrong hands, and script kiddie…

00:51:53  |   Wed 26 Jul 2023
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, and sextorting party girls

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, and sextorting party girls

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to hand over his WhatsApp messages - or does he? And a couple of fun-loving girls from Aberdeen have come up with a sinister twist on sextortion scams.

All t…

00:36:04  |   Wed 19 Jul 2023
Deepfake Martin Lewis, and a deadly jog in the park

Deepfake Martin Lewis, and a deadly jog in the park

Going for a jog can be bad for your privacy (but even worse for your health), and Britain's consumer finance champion finds his face is being faked.

All this and more is discussed in the latest editio…

00:39:51  |   Wed 12 Jul 2023
Pornhub, Barbie dolls, and can you trust a free TV?

Pornhub, Barbie dolls, and can you trust a free TV?

Just how much do porn websites know about your sexual peccadillos? How are Barbie dolls involved in identity scams? And would you trust a completely free telly?

Oh, and Graham has some opinions to sha…

00:47:17  |   Wed 05 Jul 2023
UPS smishing, ChatGPT 101, and storing secret files

UPS smishing, ChatGPT 101, and storing secret files

UPS delivers some smishing advice (but have they kept something under wraps?), we ask ChatGPT to take a long hard look at itself, and we debate what the penalty should be for taking national secrets …

00:56:00  |   Wed 28 Jun 2023
Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business

Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business

There's some funny business going on on Google, and Zuckerberg's $14 billion bet on the metaverse is beginning to look a little childish...

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the …

00:37:10  |   Wed 21 Jun 2023
Right Royal security threats and MOVEit mayhem

Right Royal security threats and MOVEit mayhem

There are shocking revelations about a US Government data suck-up, historic security breaches at Windsor Castle, and the MOVEit hack causes consternation.

All this and much much more is discussed in t…

00:54:31  |   Wed 14 Jun 2023
Rick Astley and the little birdie scam

Rick Astley and the little birdie scam

Australia's signal intelligence agency calls upon an Eighties popstar to fight terrorism, and a simple act of kindness leads to a woman being scammed for thousands.

All this and much more is discussed…

00:59:40  |   Wed 07 Jun 2023
.ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?

.ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?

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"?

All this and m…

01:16:31  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Botched Bitcoin blackmail, iSpoof, and Meta’s billion dollar data bungle

Botched Bitcoin blackmail, iSpoof, and Meta’s billion dollar data bungle

13 years jail for spoofing scammer, a rogue IT security expert's Bitcoin blackmail goes wrong, and Facebook's eyewatering GDPR fine may be only the beginning of its problems.

All this and much much mo…

00:49:46  |   Wed 24 May 2023
When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams

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…

00:41:57  |   Wed 17 May 2023
Eurovision, acts of war, and Twitter circles

Eurovision, acts of war, and Twitter circles

Twitter shares explicit photos without users' permission, one US company can look forward to a $1.4 billion payout seven years after an infamous cyberattack, and how might hackers target Eurovision?

A…

01:06:43  |   Wed 10 May 2023
City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again?

City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again?

Two unsavoury websites suffer from a worrying leak, scientists are going animal crackers over AI, and the BBC is intercepting scammers' live phone calls with victims.

All this and much much more is di…

00:48:42  |   Wed 03 May 2023
The CEO who also ran IT, Strava strife, and TikTok tall tales

The CEO who also ran IT, Strava strife, and TikTok tall tales

A boss is bitten in the bottom after being struck by one of the worst crimes in Finnish history, Strava's privacy isn't so private, and a private investigator uncovers some TikTok tall tales.

All thi…

00:56:12  |   Wed 26 Apr 2023
Tesla workers spy on drivers, and Operation Fox Hunt scams

Tesla workers spy on drivers, and Operation Fox Hunt scams

Graham wonders what would happen if his bouncing buttocks were captured on camera by a Tesla employee, and we take a look at canny scams connected to China's Operation Fox Hunt.

All this and more is d…

00:36:58  |   Wed 19 Apr 2023
Another Uber SNAFU, an AI chatbot quiz, and is juice-jacking genuine?

Another Uber SNAFU, an AI chatbot quiz, and is juice-jacking genuine?

Everyone's talking juice-jacking - but has anyone ever been juice-jacked? Uber suffers yet another data breach, but it hasn't been hacked. And Carole hosts the "AI-a-go-go or a no-no?" quiz for Dave …

00:50:38  |   Wed 12 Apr 2023
Of Musk and Afroman

Of Musk and Afroman

An Elon Musk-worshipping college principal gets schooled, and rapper Afroman turns the tables after armed police raid his house.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smash…

00:42:03  |   Wed 05 Apr 2023
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