A developer at an AI startup wanted to cheat at Roblox. They downloaded a dodgy script on their work laptop. That one ...

A company that ran anonymous tip lines for 35,000 American schools – handling reports of bullying, weapons, and self-harm – ...

LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It can tell if you’re job hunting, what religion you are, and whether you have ...

A hacking group claims to have broken into the flood defence system protecting Venice’s Piazza San Marco – and is offering to sell access to whoever wants it. The asking price? A frankly insulting ...

Researchers reveal how your eyeglasses could be leaking secrets when you’re on video conferencing calls, we take a look at the recent data breaches involving Uber ...

In episode 452, a London-based YouTuber wins a landmark court case against Saudi Arabia after his phone was hacked with Pegasus spyware — exposing how a single, seemingly harmless text message can ...

In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg – involving MFA fatigue, real Apple alerts, a convincing ...

In episode 403 of “Smashing Security” we dive into the mystery of $65 million vanishing from Coinbase users faster than J-Lo slipped into Graham’s DMs, Geoff gives a poor grade for PowerSchool’s ...

A disgruntled data analyst decides that the best response to losing his contract is to steal the entire company payroll database and demand $2.5 million in Bitcoin – signing his extortion emails from ...

In episode 39 of the AI Fix, our hosts watch a drone and a robot dog shoot fireworks at each other, xAI launches Grok 3, Mark explains that AIs can design genomes now, a robot starts a punch up, Zuck ...

What happens when a healthcare giant’s legal threats ignite a Streisand Effect wildfire… while a ransomware gang appears to ditch the dark web for postage stamps? Find out about this, and more, in the ...

Is a deepfake Tom Hanks better than the real thing? Who has been attacking the British Royal Family’s website, and why? And how can you protect your vehicle from the spate of keyless car thefts? All ...