Mix TikTok with facial recognition, and you’ve got a doxxing nightmare, T-Mobile users report bizarre behaviour in their accounts, and a Windows flaw provides a new means of infecting users.
All this and much 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:
- T-Mobile customer reports privacy breach – Twitter.
- T-Mobile US exposes some customer data – but don’t call it a breach – The Register.
- T-Mobile denies new data breach rumors, points to authorized retailer – Bleeping Computer.
- Connectivity Source – Despite appearances, don’t confuse it with T-Mobile.
- ThemeBleed exploit is another reason to patch Windows quickly – MalwareBytes.
- If I Embarrass My Baby on TikTok, Will He Stay My Baby Forever? – New York Times.
- They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them – Rolling Stone.
- The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech – 404 Media.
- Egg crack challenge,the last baby is so cute – YouTube.
- Trailer for “The Deepest Breath” – YouTube.
- “The Deepest Breath” – Netflix.
- Naked Security.
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Graham Cluley is a veteran of the cybersecurity industry, having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky, or drop him an email.