Anti-porn “shamware” apps take a privacy pounding, is your image already being used by AI, and deepfake danger continues to deepen. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown’s Thom Langford.
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Cyber NewsShocking phishing numbers (more than 1 million in a single quarter) are being driven by vishing, smishing, and other lures that target mobile devices.
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