189: DNA cock-up, Garmin hack, and virtual kidnappings

Why are students faking their own kidnappings? What's the story behind Garmin's ransomware attack? And a genetic genealogy website suffers a hack or two.

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 Ray [REDACTED].

Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/189 (https://www.smashingsecurity.com/189) to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.

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Special Guest: Ray [REDACTED].
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https://www.tohpodcast.com (Tribe of Hackers Podcast.)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53226327 (Golden State Killer pleads guilty to 13 murders ) — BBC News.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo (Joseph James DeAngelo ) — Wikipedia.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/hackers-gedmatch-dna-privacy (Hackers Attacked Two Leading Genetic Genealogy Websites) — Buzzfeed News.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/22/gedmatch-investigating-dna-profile-law-enforcement/?guccounter=1 (GEDmatch confirms data breach after users’ DNA profile data made available to police) — TechCrunch.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/garmin-outage-caused-by-confirmed-wastedlocker-ransomware-attack/ (Garmin outage caused by confirmed WastedLocker ransomware attack) — Bleeping Computer.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/charges-announced-in-malware-conspiracy-120519 (Charges Announced in Malware Conspiracy ) — FBI.
https://grahamcluley.com/garmin-staggers-back-online-after-ransomware-attack/ (Garmin staggers back online after ransomware attack) — Graham Cluley.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-52980637 (Coronavirus: China warns students over 'risks' of studying in Australia ) — BBC News.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-53549933 (Chinese students in Australia targeted in virtual kidnapping scam ) — BBC News.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3094782/chinese-students-australia-are-being-targeted-kidnapping (Chinese students in Australia are being targeted in kidnapping scams, police warn ) — South China Morning Post.
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/wxq4ez/chinese-students-fake-kidnappings-australia (Chinese Students in Australia Are Faking Their Own Kidnappings. Here’s Why) — Vice.
https://secondhandsongs.com/ (SecondHandSongs.)
http://rudy.ca/doomsday.html (Doomsday Algorithm) — Just in...

Why are students faking their own kidnappings? What's the story behind Garmin's ransomware attack? And a genetic genealogy website suffers a hack or two.

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 Ray [REDACTED].

Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/189 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: Ray [REDACTED].

Sponsored By:

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.

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.

Support Smashing Security

Links:

Tribe of Hackers Podcast.Golden State Killer pleads guilty to 13 murders — BBC News.Joseph James DeAngelo — Wikipedia.Hackers Attacked Two Leading Genetic Genealogy Websites — Buzzfeed News.GEDmatch confirms data breach after users’ DNA profile data made available to police — TechCrunch.Garmin outage caused by confirmed WastedLocker ransomware attack — Bleeping Computer.Charges Announced in Malware Conspiracy — FBI.Garmin staggers back online after ransomware attack — Graham Cluley.Coronavirus: China warns students over 'risks' of studying in Australia — BBC News.Chinese students in Australia targeted in virtual kidnapping scam — BBC News.Chinese students in Australia are being targeted in kidnapping scams, police warn — South China Morning Post.Chinese Students in Australia Are Faking Their Own Kidnappings. Here’s Why — Vice.SecondHandSongs.Doomsday Algorithm — Just in case you didn't understand Ray's explanation...Incredibox.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)