Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
About this episode
This episode discusses a data analyst's extortion scheme and a peculiar incident at a nuclear submarine base, along with other intriguing topics.
A disgruntled data analyst decides that the best response to losing his contract is to steal the entire company payroll database and demand $2.5 million in Bitcoin - signing his extortion emails from a company called "Loot." Meanwhile, two people drive up to the entrance of the UK's nuclear submarine base at Faslane and politely ask if they can have a look around. Tourists? Spies? Something in between? Plus: Female Muslim punk rock group, and a little red book that might save your sanity in a post-truth world. All this and more in episode 460 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and special guest Jenny Radcliffe. EPISODE LINKS: A Top Google Search Result for Claude Plugins Was Planted by Hackers - 404 Media. Iowa-based Intoxalock cyberattack disrupts calibration service for interlock users - DysruptionHub. China hacker group leaks $7M crypto theft operation targeting wallet supply chains - Crypto News. Federal Jury Convicts Charlotte Man For Cyber Extortion Scheme That Targeted International Technology Company - DOJ. Iranian and Romanian charged after allegedly trying to enter UK nuclear naval base - Sky News. LadyParts - Spotify. On…
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