181: Anti-cybercrime ads, tricky tracing, and a 5G Bioshield

Police are hoping to stop kids becoming cybercriminals by bombarding them with Google Ads, phishers rub their hands in glee at the NHS track and trace service, and just how does a nano-layer of quantum holographic catalyzer technology make a USB stick cost hundreds of pounds?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans https://www.smashingsecurity.com/hosts/graham-cluley (Graham Cluley) and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley.

Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/181 (https://www.smashingsecurity.com/181) to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.

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Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheating_in_online_games (Cheating in online games) — Wikipedia.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/05/uk-ad-campaign-seeks-to-deter-cybercrime/ (UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter Cybercrime) — Brian Krebs.
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/?view=article&id=243:ddos-attacks-are-illegal&catid=2 (DDoS attacks are illegal) — National Crime Agency (NCA).
https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2018/08/28/google-doesnt-seem-to-believe-booters-are-illegal/ (Google doesn’t seem to believe booters are illegal) — Light Blue Touchpaper.
https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6020955?hl=en&ref_topic=1626336 (Google ad policies.)
https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk/ (NHS Test and Trace) — Yes, the legitimate website.
https://theantisocialengineer.com/2020/05/30/phishing-danger-is-just-a-hyphen-away/ (Phishing danger is just a hyphen away) — The AntiSocial Engineer.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/coronavirus-tracing-scammers/ (Apparently Coronavirus-tracing scammers won't sound professional... (Yeah, right!)) — Graham Cluley.
https://fullfact.org/online/test-and-trace-scam/ (This is how you can verify you are actually being contacted by the government’s Test and Trace service) — Full Fact....

Police are hoping to stop kids becoming cybercriminals by bombarding them with Google Ads, phishers rub their hands in glee at the NHS track and trace service, and just how does a nano-layer of quantum holographic catalyzer technology make a USB stick cost hundreds of pounds?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley.

Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/181 to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, or visit our website for more episodes.

Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Mark Stockley.

Sponsored By:

Deep Instinct:

Most people agree that the most effective way to reduce the cost of an attack is to prevent it from happening in the first place!

Deep Instinct strives to prevent all known and unknown threats using deep learning, making detection and response automated, fast and effective for any threat that cannot be prevented.

Check out a report by the Ponemon Institute, which studied the cost savings of adopting an efficient prevention model. Go grab it at smashingsecurity.com/deepinstinct

LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.

But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.

Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Immersive Labs:

Immersive Labs gives security professionals practical and gamified content to keep pace with the latest threats.

Listeners can signup at immersivelabs.com/smashing to get instant access to more than 24 hours of free labs AND a new lab to try out each week.

Support Smashing Security

Links:

Cheating in online games — Wikipedia.UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter Cybercrime — Brian Krebs.DDoS attacks are illegal — National Crime Agency (NCA).Google doesn’t seem to believe booters are illegal — Light Blue Touchpaper.Google ad policies.NHS Test and Trace — Yes, the legitimate website.Phishing danger is just a hyphen away — The AntiSocial Engineer.Apparently Coronavirus-tracing scammers won't sound professional... (Yeah, right!) — Graham Cluley.This is how you can verify you are actually being contacted by the government’s Test and Trace service — Full Fact.Glastonbury calls for 5G inquiry — Glastonbury Town Council.Trading Standards squad targets anti-5G USB stick — BBC News.Reverse Engineering a 5g 'Bioshield' — Pen Test Partners.Glastonbury 5G report 'hijacked by conspiracy theorists' — BBC News.Tweet by the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones.5GBioShield.Swopper chair — Stuhl.The Swopper by Aeris — YouTube.The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch — Book by Lewis Dartnell.Men hired for sexual fantasy break into wrong house — BBC News.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)