In this episode, Graham warns why it is high time we said goodbye to 2G - the outdated mobile network being exploited by cybercriminals with suitcase-sized SMS blasters. From New Zealand to London, scammers are driving around cities like dodgy Uber drivers, spewing phishing texts to thousands at once.

Meanwhile, Carole unpacks a painfully awkward tale of amour fou, as a 76-year-old Belgian man drives 476 miles to meet his dream woman... only to be greeted by her very-much-still-husband at the gate.

Plus: Sky Arts painting competitions get a thumbs up, Mark Zuckerberg never loses at board games, and the scandalous Facebook memoir Meta tried to silence.

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.

Episode links:

• Teen arrested for 'smishing scam' using technology never before seen in New Zealand - RNZ.
• Op Orca — smishing scam smashed - New Zealand police.
• SMS blasting incidents are rising - Risky Bulletin.
• Bangkok busts SMS Blaster sending 1 million scam texts from a van - Bleeping Computer.
• Police warn of SMS scams as ‘blaster’ is used to send thousands of texts - The Guardian.
• Reports of SMS Messages Sent by Fake Base Stations - Commsrisk.
• Keeping your Android device safe from text message fraud - Google Security blog.
• What is Paris syndrome? How culture shock can kill a trip - The Independent.
• Belgian man crushed after driving nearly 500 miles to meet French model he believed was his 'future wife' - Fox News.
• French is the language of love: myth, reality, and romance - ICLS.
• Romance scam victim travels 700km 'to marry French beauty queen' - BBC News.
• Un homme se présente chez moi pour être mon futur mari… - YouTube.
• Careless People - The Guardian Bookshop.

In episode 426 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, Graham reveals how you can hijack a train’s brakes from 150 miles away using kit cheaper than a second-hand PlayStation.

Meanwhile, Carole investigates how Grok went berserk, which didn't stop the Department of Defense signing a contract with Elon’s AI chatbot. So who is responsible when your chatbot becomes a bigot?

Plus: Email headaches, SPF rage, and a glowing review for... Taskmaster SuperMax Plus?

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.

Episode links:

• Schoolboy hacks into city's tram system - The Telegraph.
• Caboose - Wikipedia.
• Neil Smith discusses his findings - Twitter thread.
• End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol - CISA.
• The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System - Wired.
• Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X - The New York Times.
• X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began - Washington Post.
• Hacker uses Elmo's X account to post antisemitic rant and demand release of Epstein files - ABC News.
• Elon Musk Announces Sensuous Grok AI Companion - Mashable.
• Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense Contract - The Rolling Stone.
• Learn DMARC.
• TASKMASTER SUPERMAX+.
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In episode 425 of "Smashing Security", Graham reveals how "Call of Duty: WWII" has been weaponised - allowing hackers to hijack your entire PC during online matches, thanks to ancient code and Microsoft’s Game Pass.

Meanwhile, Carole digs into a con targeting the recently incarcerated, with scammers impersonating bail bond agents to fleece desperate families.

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.

Episode links:

• Call of Duty: WWII trailer - YouTube.
• Warning: Do NOT Play COD WWII on PC Gamepass - YouTube.
• 2017 Wichita swatting - Wikipedia.
• Call of Duty: WW2 on PC Game Pass yanked offline amid reports security exploits are leaving players with screens full of smut - Eurogamer.
• Common Bail Bond Scams and How to Avoid Them - US Attorneys.
• Can I Check out Another Person's Criminal Record? - Nolo.
• Belton Bail Bond Testimonials.
• ‘They know everything’: Families of inmates at Sumner County Jail targeted in bail scam - Nashville WKRN.
• Latest scam targets NJ families of those who were recently arrested, demanding bail - New Jersey 1050.
• John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it be the new gold standard in Beatles studies - The Guardian.
• Introducing 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs' - Ian Leslie.
• Charles Paris mysteries - BBC Radio 4.
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