{"podcast":{"title":"Smashing Security","slug":"smashing-security-453614","podcast_index_feed_id":453614,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/c478d684-038f-4b13-8507-bc32af486a2c","website_url":"https://www.smashingsecurity.com","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/8/26/16/f4c118ba-43eb-4d45-8d86-36cf4c50ff73_595052322-a371c304-01cf-42c1-ab03-e0035a046f63.jpg","author":"Graham Cluley","episode_count":478,"summary":"Stories from the world of hacking, cybersecurity, and rogue AI. Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity keynote speaker and industry veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle. Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Jack Rhysider. Follow the podcast on Bluesky at @smashingsecurity.com ( https://bsky.app/profile/smashingsecurity.com ) , and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:20:27.006972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smashing-security-453614"},"episode":{"title":"This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO's Apple ID","slug":"this-clever-scam-nearly-hijacked-a-tech-ceo-s-apple-id","published_at":"2026-03-19T00:00:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smashing-security-453614/this-clever-scam-nearly-hijacked-a-tech-ceo-s-apple-id","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smashing-security-453614","url":"https://www.smashingsecurity.com/459","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/c0e07999-e04c-4824-8847-9baba018b3f8/stream.mp3","summary":"In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg - involving MFA fatigue, real Apple alerts, a convincing support call, and a phishing page that oh-so-nearly worked. If a famous techie could have this happen to you, can you be sure you're immune? Plus: would you donate your lifetime medical history to science if you were promised anonymity? We unpack serious concerns around UK Biobank, where “de-identified” data may not be as anonymous as you think — and how surprisingly little information it takes to reveal everything. And! Human-powered “AI”, and a punishment worse than prison: eight hours on the RSA expo floor... All this, and much more, in episode 459 of the \"Smashing Security\" podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and special guest Paul Ducklin. EPISODE LINKS: DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says - TechCrunch. Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show - Reuters. New font-rendering trick hides malicious commands from AI tools - Bleeping Computer. Lockdown Mode - Apple support. Gone (Almost) Phishin’ - Matt Mullenweg. Listen to the Live Scam Call Targeting Matt Mullenweg’s Apple Account - YouTube. Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online - The Guardian. A message from Professor Sir Rory Collins, Chief Executive and Principal Investigator of UK Biobank - UK BioBank. Psychotherapy data breach blackmailer sent to prison - Paul Ducklin. Your AI slop bores me . Post by Vaughan Shanks - LinkedIn. Judge Sentences CISO to 8 Consecutive Hours on RSA Expo Floor as Formal Punishment for Security Breach - The Exploit. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mu…","meta_description":"In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg - involving M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smashing-security-453614/episodes/this-clever-scam-nearly-hijacked-a-tech-ceo-s-apple-id/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smashing-security-453614/this-clever-scam-nearly-hijacked-a-tech-ceo-s-apple-id.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}