The UK Government takes aim at IoT devices shipping with weak or default passwords, an identity thief spends two years in jail after being mistaken for the person who stole his name, and are you au fait with the latest scams?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Paul Ducklin.

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

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Guest:

Paul Ducklin – @duckblog

Episode links:

• New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK – UK Government.
• Mirai – Wikipedia.
• Identity theft victim wrongly locked up for 2 years is exonerated at last – Paul Ducklin.
• Amount of fraud in UK more than doubled to £2.3bn in 2023, report finds – The Guardian.
• 5 scams you need to know about in 2024 – Which? News.
• How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebook – BBC News.
• Five Scams To Beware In 2024 – Forbes Advisor UK.
• Eerie ‘breathing’ mistake to listen out for exposes costly AI ‘audio deepfake’ scam calls that take just seconds to make – The Sun.
• How to spot fraud – UK Government.
• Etymology Monday: David Crystal on the word ‘gaggle’ – Literary Minded.
• Moon – Wikipedia.
• Baby Reindeer – Netflix.
• Why row over Baby Reindeer sleuths will change real-life drama for ever – The Guardian.
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

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