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Smashing Security podcast #384: A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear

It’s a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “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:

Ukrainian detained for allegedly installing CCTV cameras to aid Russian attacks – The Record.
Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from Ukraine – The Record.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude art projects.
North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence – United States Department of Justice.
Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots – The Futurist.
Kobo Clara BW ereader – Kobo.
Cocaine Bear: Why? – The Atlantic.
Cocaine Bear Official trailer – YouTube.
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.