In episode 452, a London-based YouTuber wins a landmark court docket case towards Saudi Arabia after his cellphone was hacked with Pegasus adware — exposing how a single, seemingly innocent textual content message can flip a smartphone right into a round the clock surveillance gadget.
Plus, we go searching for skilled hitmen on-line – solely to uncover uncomfortable questions on why some crimes appeal to clients however only a few complaints.
All this and extra is mentioned within the newest version of the “Smashing Safety” podcast by cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, joined this week by particular visitor Joe Tidy.
Host:
Graham Cluley:
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@
/ grahamcluley
Visitor:
Joe Tidy: @joetidy.bsky.social
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Recollections” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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