Remember when a US mother was accused of distributing explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rivals kicked off the team? Well, there has been a surprising development. And learn how cybercriminals have been stealing boomers’ one-time-passcodes via a secretive online service.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Hosts:
Graham Cluley – @gcluleyCarole Theriault – @caroletheriault
Episode links:
‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts – TechCrunch.
Cheerleader’s mom created deepfake videos to allegedly harass her daughter’s rivals – ABC News.
Bucks County mom doctored videos to harass girls on daughter’s cheerleading sqaud, prosecutors say – Philly Voice.
Spone v. Reiss, Civil Action 23-0147 – Casetext.
Mother ‘used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals’ – BBC News.
She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all – The Guardian.
Parkrun – Wikipedia.
Parkrun UK.
Oxfordshire Artweeks 2024 – Artweeks homepage.
Carole’s art website – carole.wtf
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.
