Threats

Using persuasion instead of viruses: How scammers talk people into granting remote access to their computers.

Dave and Jeff discuss the latest trend in US cities paying the ransom, hacking the smart home, Cirque du Soleil app issues and more.

Fibaro Smart Home Centers can be hacked, and the consequences for smart home owners are big.

Dave and Jeff discuss a Florida town that paid to restore data following a ransomware attack, Instagram improving account restoration, and more.

How some students are cheating their way to exam success with dark web diplomas and hacked grades.

In this episode of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss deepfakes at Facebook, telcos behaving badly, Alexa spying, and more.

How a photo editor app from Google Play secretly signed up users for unwanted paid services.

What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.

Dave and Jeff discuss Nimses, Facebook shutting down Graph Search, a paid version of Firefox, and more.

Scammers are using Google Calendar, Photos, Drive, and other services to distribute spam. Here’s how it works.

Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.

Dave and Jeff discuss a number of issues ranging from backdooring encrypted chats to POS malware and more.

Dave and Jeff tackle the latest on the Baltimore ransomware attack, Amazon’s new Alexa patent, recent wins against cybercrime, and more.

Dave and Jeff tackle the latest Facebook allegations, TrickBot causing a day off of school, 5G hang-ups in the UK, and more.

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.

Dave and Jeff take on the Airbnb bedroom filming story, ATMs helping stop Bitcoin scams, and more.

A newly discovered vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on WhatsApp users, read their chats, and install spyware just by calling them. Update the app now!

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.

Dave and Jeff talk about Avengers: Endgame scams, trust in social networks, the new royal baby, and more.

This phishing campaign is so convincing that even savvy YouTubers may be duped into giving crooks control of their accounts.

It seems the only reason to buy a “smart” padlock is to make lock-pickers happy.