S3 Ep149: How many cryptographers does it take to change a light bulb?

Latest episode - listen now! Full transcript inside...

S3 Ep148: Remembering crypto heroes

Celebrating the true crypto bros. Listen now (full transcript available).

“Grab hold and give it a wiggle” – ATM card skimming is still a thing

The rise of tap-to-pay and chip-and-PIN hasn't rid the world of ATM card skimming criminals...

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?

Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

S3 Ep142: Putting the X in X-Ops

How to get all your corporate "Ops" teams working together, with cybersecurity correctness as a guiding light.

S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job?

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UK hacker busted in Spain gets 5 years over Twitter hack and more

Not just that infamous Twitter hack, but SIM-swapping, stalking and swatting too...

S3 Ep139: Are password rules like running through rain?

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S3 Ep137: 16th century crypto skullduggery

Lots to learn, clearly explained in plain English... listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

S3 Ep136: Navigating a manic malware maelstrom

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S3 Ep134: It’s a PRIVATE key – the hint is in the name!

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Mac malware-for-hire steals passwords and cryptocoins, sends “crime logs” via Telegram

These malware peddlers are specifically going after Mac users. The hint's in the name: "Atomic macOS Stealer", or AMOS for short.

S3 Ep132: Proof-of-concept lets anyone hack at will

When Doug says, "Happy Remote Code Execution Day, Duck"... it's irony. For the avoidance of all doubt :-)

S3 Ep130: Open the garage bay doors, HAL [Audio + Text]

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't... errr, no, hang on a minute, I can do that easily! Worldwide! Right now!

Hack and enter! The “secure” garage doors that anyone can open from anywhere – what you need to know

Grab a message/Play it back/You've just performed/A big phat hack...

S3 Ep127: When you chop someone out of a photo, but there they are anyway…

Listen now - latest episode. Full transcript inside.

Bitcoin ATM customers hacked by video upload that was actually an app

As the misquote goes, "Once is misfortune..." This is the second time, and you know what Lady Bracknell had to say about that...

S3 Ep 126: The price of fast fashion (and feature creep) [Audio + Text]

Worried about rogue apps? Unsure about the new Outlook zero-day? Clear advice in plain English... just like old times, with Duck and Chet!

DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

S3 Ep124: When so-called security apps go rogue [Audio + Text]

Rogue software packages. Rogue "sysadmins". Rogue keyloggers. Rogue authenticators. Rogue ROGUES!

S3 Ep123: Crypto company compromise kerfuffle [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen now! Top-notch advice for cybersecurity, both at work and at home.

S3 Ep122: Stop calling every breach “sophisticated”! [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep121: Can you get hacked and then prosecuted for it? [Audio + Text]

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Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Crypto

Hear renowned cybersecurity author Andy Greenberg's thoughtful commentary about the "war on crypto" as we talk to him about his new book...

S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...

Serious Security: How to improve cryptography, resist supply chain attacks, and handle data breaches

Lessons for us all: improve cryptography, fight cybercrime, own your supply chain... and don't steal my data and then pretend you're sorry.

Inside a scammers’ lair: Ukraine busts 40 in fake bank call-centre raid

When someone calls you up to warn you that your bank account is under attack - it's true, because THAT VERY PERSON is the one attacking you!

S3 Ep115: True crime stories – A day in the life of a cybercrime fighter [Audio + Text]

Listen now - you'll be alarmed, amused and educated, all in equal measure. (Full transcript in article.)

S3 Ep114: Preventing cyberthreats – stop them before they stop you! [Audio + Text]

Join world-renowned expert Fraser Howard, Director of Research at SophosLabs, for this fascinating episode on how to fight cybercrime.

S3 Ep112: Data breaches can haunt you more than once! [Audio + Text]

Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.

SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m

Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn't got, which could land him in more hot water.

S3 Ep111: The business risk of a sleazy “nudity unfilter” [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business [Audio + Transcript]

Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...

S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript

S3 Ep100: Browser-in-the-Browser – how to spot an attack [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen now! Cosmic rockets, zero-days, spotting cybercrooks, and unlocking the DEADBOLT...

S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]

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He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s serving 4 years in prison

Crooks don't need a password for every user on your network to break in and wreak havoc. One could be enough...

S3 Ep82: Bugs, bugs, bugs (and Colonial Pipeline again) [Podcast]

Latest episode - lots to learn - plain English - fun with a serious side - listen now!

S3 Ep81: Passwords (still with us!), Github, Firefox at 100, and network worms [Podcast]

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S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]

Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode - listen now!

S3 Ep77: Bugs, busts and old-school PDP-11 hacking [Podcast]

Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.

UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects – have they bust the LAPSUS$ gang?

Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from?

S3 Ep74: Cybercrime busts, Apple patches, Pi Day, and disconnect effects [Podcast]

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S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and much more [Podcast + Transcript]

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French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?

S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

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Alleged carder gang mastermind and three acolytes under arrest in Russia

The motto of the gang was "In Fraud We Trust", and they went by a dizzying range of online nicknames.

S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]

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SFW! The Top N Cyber­security Stories of 2021 (for small positive integer values of N)

Happy Holidays! Our Top N stories, all totally SFW!

S3 Ep62: The S in IoT stands for security (and much more) [Podcast+Transcript]

Listen now or read as an article! (Full transcript inside.)

S3 Ep61: Call scammers, cloud insecurity, and facial recognition creepiness [Podcast+Transcript]

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S3 Ep59: Emotet, an FBI hoax, Samba bugs, and a hijackable suitcase [Podcast]

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Emotet malware: “The report of my death was an exaggeration”

"Old malware rarely dies." The best way to predict the future is to look at the past... if it worked before, it will probably work again.

S3 Ep58: Faces on Facebook, scams that pose as complaints, and a Kaseya bust [Podcast]

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