Smashing Security
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | #121 | #106 | #93 |
About the show
Latest episodes
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Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
September 23, 2026 · 41 minA store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand's national parks. What could possibly have gone…
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These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minResearchers wanted to test if LG's smart TVs come with any security risks - but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid it. So they came up with a solution. They got plastered before setting up the TV, on the…
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How websites are tracking you with silence
September 9, 2026 · 46 minWhen a chap called Matt noticed his Bluetooth headphones wouldn't switch to his phone, he was surprised to realise the reason was a single AliExpress webpage sitting open in his browser - playing nothing at all, at zero volume. And yet…
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This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone
September 2, 2026 · 44 minYou've had your iPhone stolen. A day later, you get a text from Apple saying they've found it, and a very helpful woman called Alice from Apple Support calls to walk you through recovering it. She's polite. She's professional. But she is…
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This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency
August 26, 2026 · 50 minA hacker calling themselves "CYBERLEEK" has been leaking gameplay footage from GTA 6 ahead of its official reveal this week - but they're not asking Rockstar Games for a ransom. Instead, they've launched their own cryptocurrency, promising…
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Never say this to a robot dog
August 19, 2026 · 46 minAt Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot dog, plugged Google's AI into its brain, and jailbroke it by telling it - with a completely straight face - that it was a Pokemon. What followed involved a wall…
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This is the AI service you should never sign up to
August 12, 2026 · 46 minWould you like access to Anthropic's Claude at 90% off the normal price? All you have to do is redirect your traffic to a mysterious service called "Poison Claude". Only problem is that it's run by fraudsters... Meanwhile, a…
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How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham's cryptocurrency
August 5, 2026 · 60 minGraham gets a phone call from the police. Well, someone who sounds convincingly like the police. There's just one small problem: what they really want is the 24-word seed key to Graham's cryptocurrency wallet. Meanwhile, if you've stayed…