An unhealthy data dump, railway surveillance, and a cheater sues Apple

Smashing Security

There's a wee data breach with unhealthy implications in Scotland, privacy has gone off the rails in the UK, and a cheater blames Apple for his expensive divorce.

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 Lianne Potter of the "Compromising Positions" podcast.

Plus don't miss our featured interview with Abhishek Agrawal, CEO of Material Security.

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

Episode links:

• Cyber attacks update - NHS Dumfries & Galloway.
• J Paul Getty - Wikipedia.
• Cyber expert urges against 'panic' over NHS data leak - BBC News.
• “Don’t panic” - Corporal Jones from Dad’s Army - YouTube.
• All households in Scottish region to get alert about hackers publishing stolen medical data - The Record.
• Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers - Wired.
• Man ludicrously blames Apple for his wife catching him communicating with prostitutes - Apple Insider.
• Businessman sues Apple after wife finds ‘deleted’ iPhone messages to prostitute - LBC.
• ‘Tech made me do it’ is no excuse for adultery - The Times.
• Is it DNS?
• “My name is Barbra” - Amazon.
• ”I'm Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy - Simon & Schuster.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy