Smashing Security
Podcast

Smashing Security

Graham Cluley

492 episodes

TechnologyNews & Politics

Stories from the world of hacking, cybersecurity, and rogue AI. Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity keynote speaker and industry veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle. 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 Jack Rhysider. Follow the podcast on Bluesky at @smashingsecurity.com (https://bsky.app/profile/smashingsecurity.com), and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).

What this show covers

AI securityASOSphishingransomwareShinyHunters

What listeners will find here

An FBI arrest, an ASOS app breach, and a packed week in cyber weirdness
This episode digs into the arrest of a ransomware negotiator at a cybersecurity conference and the ASOS app breach that let attackers message every customer. Graham Cluley and guest Paul Ducklin also touch on several other security stories, from weak-password fallout to calendar phishing and AI gone wrong.

Episodes

How Jared Kushner's iPhone was allegedly hacked twice
How Jared Kushner's iPhone was allegedly hacked twice
29 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m
How a brand new crypto wallet came with a spy inside
How a brand new crypto wallet came with a spy inside
21 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m
How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
14 Oct 2026 · 52 min
Clippy's crypto comeback
Clippy's crypto comeback
7 Oct 2026 · 58 min
Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
23 Sept 2026 · 40 min
These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
16 Sept 2026 · 1h 2m
How websites are tracking you with silence
How websites are tracking you with silence
9 Sept 2026 · 45 min
This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone
This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone
2 Sept 2026 · 44 min
This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency
This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency
26 Aug 2026 · 50 min
Never say this to a robot dog
Never say this to a robot dog
19 Aug 2026 · 45 min
This is the AI service you should never sign up to
This is the AI service you should never sign up to
12 Aug 2026 · 45 min
How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham's cryptocurrency
How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham's cryptocurrency
5 Aug 2026 · 59 min
This job interview could destroy your company
This job interview could destroy your company
29 Jul 2026 · 58 min
How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
22 Jul 2026 · 50 min
Remote-control rickshaws and rogue book marketers
Remote-control rickshaws and rogue book marketers
15 Jul 2026 · 38 min
JadePuffer - the AI that ran a ransomware attack all by itself
JadePuffer - the AI that ran a ransomware attack all by itself
8 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Polymarket can predict the future. So how did it miss this hack?
Polymarket can predict the future. So how did it miss this hack?
1 Jul 2026 · 42 min
How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
24 Jun 2026 · 1h 0m
AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed
AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed
17 Jun 2026 · 1h 12m
This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
10 Jun 2026 · 46 min
This AI security flaw might be impossible to fix
This AI security flaw might be impossible to fix
3 Jun 2026 · 57 min
What your Oura ring won't tell you
What your Oura ring won't tell you
27 May 2026 · 53 min
High-speed train hacks and homicidal lawnmowers
High-speed train hacks and homicidal lawnmowers
20 May 2026 · 55 min
How ShinyHunters hacked the world's biggest universities
How ShinyHunters hacked the world's biggest universities
13 May 2026 · 1h 4m
Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
6 May 2026 · 1h 2m
This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
29 Apr 2026 · 1h 4m
Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not
Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not
22 Apr 2026 · 51 min
This AI company leaked its own code. It's also built something terrifying
This AI company leaked its own code. It's also built something terrifying
15 Apr 2026 · 50 min
LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
8 Apr 2026 · 41 min
This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished
This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished
1 Apr 2026 · 45 min
Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
26 Mar 2026 · 40 min
This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO's Apple ID
This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO's Apple ID
19 Mar 2026 · 54 min
How not to steal $46 million from the US government
How not to steal $46 million from the US government
12 Mar 2026 · 41 min
How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
5 Mar 2026 · 49 min
How to lose friends and DDoS people
How to lose friends and DDoS people
26 Feb 2026 · 48 min
Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
19 Feb 2026 · 44 min
AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
12 Feb 2026 · 40 min
The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well
The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well
5 Feb 2026 · 36 min
The dark web's worst assassins, and Pegasus in the dock
The dark web's worst assassins, and Pegasus in the dock
29 Jan 2026 · 45 min
I hacked the government, and your headphones are next
I hacked the government, and your headphones are next
22 Jan 2026 · 45 min
From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild
From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild
15 Jan 2026 · 36 min
How to scam someone in seven days
How to scam someone in seven days
8 Jan 2026 · 1h 1m
The Kindle that got pwned
The Kindle that got pwned
18 Dec 2025 · 36 min
Grok the stalker, the Louvre heist, and Microsoft 365 mayhem
Grok the stalker, the Louvre heist, and Microsoft 365 mayhem
11 Dec 2025 · 55 min
A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
4 Dec 2025 · 44 min
The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse
The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse
27 Nov 2025 · 40 min
We’re sorry. Wait, did a company actually say that?
We’re sorry. Wait, did a company actually say that?
20 Nov 2025 · 55 min
Tinder’s camera roll and the Buffett deepfake
Tinder’s camera roll and the Buffett deepfake
13 Nov 2025 · 38 min
The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransomware negotiators
The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransomware negotiators
6 Nov 2025 · 38 min
Inside the mob's million-dollar poker hack, and a Formula 1 fumble
Inside the mob's million-dollar poker hack, and a Formula 1 fumble
30 Oct 2025 · 40 min

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