Smashing Security

By: Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault
  • Summary

  • 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 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 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). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
    © 2016-2025 Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault
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Episodes
  • High street hacks, and Disney's Wingdings woe
    May 7 2025

    Brits face empty shelves and suspended meal deals as cybercriminals hit major high street retailers, and a terminated Disney employee gets revenge with a little help with Wingdings. Plus Graham challenges Carole to a game of "Malware or metal?", and we wonder just happens when you have sex on top of a piano?

    All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

    Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Jon Cho of Dashlane.

    Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

    Episode links:

    • Why is the M&S cyber attack chaos taking so long to resolve? - BBC News.
    • M&S 'had no plan' for cyber attacks, insider claims, with 'staff left sleeping in the office amid paranoia and chaos' - Sky News.
    • Hackers target the Co-op as police probe M&S cyber attack - BBC News.
    • Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack - BBC News.
    • Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US - Krebs on Security.
    • British 'ringleader' of hacking group 'behind M&S cyber attack' fled his home after 'masked thugs burst in and threatened him with blowtorches' - Daily Mail.
    • Incidents impacting retailers – recommendations - NCSC.
    • Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus - The Register.
    • United States of America V Michael Sheuer - Plea Agreement - US District Court PDF.
    • At 99, David Attenborough shares strongest message for the ocean - Oceanographic magazine.
    • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

    Sponsored by:

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    • Material - Email security that covers the full threat landscape – stopping new flavors of phishing and pretexting attacks in
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    49 mins
  • Hacking hijinks at the hospital, and WASPI scams
    Apr 30 2025

    He's not a pop star, but Jeffrey Bowie is alleged to have toured staff areas of a hospital in Oklahoma, hunting for computers he could install spyware on. We dive into the bizarre case of the man accused of hacking medical networks and then sharing how he did it on LinkedIn.

    Plus! Move over Nigerian princes — the WASPI scams are here. Fraudsters are now targeting UK women born in the 1950s, exploiting pension injustice for phishing gain.

    All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

    Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

    Episode links:

    • Cybersecurity Firm CEO Charged with Installing Malware on a Hospital Computer - HIPAA Journal.
    • Edmond cybersecurity CEO accused in major hack at hospital - YouTube.
    • Jeffrey Bowie’s post on LinkedIn - Wayback Machine.
    • Martin Lewis issues scam warning as fraudsters use him to target WASPI women - Metro News.
    • ‘Waspi’ women warned over fake compensation websites - The Guardian.
    • WASPI campaigners warn of "dangerous" spike in fake compensation scams - Financial Reporter.
    • National Trust.
    • Wallet Creator - iOS App Store.
    • DIY Dubai chocolate: Ravneet Gill’s recipe for crunchy pistachio chocolate - The Guardian.
    • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)


    Sponsored by:

    • Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!
    • 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.


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    31 mins
  • Zoom.. just one click and your data goes boom!
    Apr 23 2025

    Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the extraordinary lengths bio-hacking millionaire Bryan Johnson is attempting to extend his life.

    All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

    Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

    Episode links:

    • Elusive Comet advisory - Security Alliance.
    • Mitigating Elusive Comet Zoom remote control attacks - Trail of Bits.
    • Aureon Capital: The Fake VCs who Almost Hacked Me - David Z Morris.
    • Requesting or giving Remote Control - Zoom knowledgebase article.
    • Has Bryan Johnson’s anti-aging experiment backfired? Biohacker spending $2 million-a-year admits to a costly misstep - Economic Times.
    • How Blueprint Founder Bryan Johnson Sought Control Via Confidentiality Agreements - The New York Times.
    • Anti-aging mogul Bryan Johnson claims NY Times preparing ‘hit piece’ about alleged use of prostitutes, drugs - NY Post.
    • KOReader - document reader for E Ink devices.
    • Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown - Bookshop.org.
    • The Urge - Our history of addiction by Carl Erik Fisher.
    • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

    Sponsored by:

    • Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!
    • 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.


    SUPPORT THE SHOW:

    Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

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