021: WannaCry - Who's to blame?
Smashing Security
Graham Cluley
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2017
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The WannaCry ransomware has struck! But before we tackle that subject, and who we should blame for one of the highest profile malware attacks for years, we discuss how HP has been unwittingly capturing the keystrokes of its laptop users. Then we briefly discuss what might be the worst cinema date in history, before rounding things off with a discussion of hackers extorting money out of movie studios.
All this and 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 special guest Paul "Pob" Baccas.
Show notes:
- Hello to Jason Isaacs - Witterpedia.
- Unintended/Covert Storage Channel for sensitive data in Conexant HD Audio Driver Package - modzero Security Advisory.
- Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops - Bleeping Computer.
- HP responds to laptop keylogger fiasco, promises ‘fix shortly' - Trusted Reviews.
- Tweet from @ths - Twitter.
- Backin Up Song - YouTube.
- The Sobig Worm - Wikipedia.
- Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks - Microsoft.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010 - Microsoft.
- Microsoft: WannaCry outbreak reveals why governments shouldn't hoard vulnerabilities - Graham Cluley.
- ‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie - Statesman.
- Hackers Seem to Dump Pirates of the Caribbean on Torrent Sites Ahead of Premiere - Softpedia.
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| 0:39.7 | Smashing Security, episode 21, |
| 0:42.9 | Wanna Cry, Who's to Blame, with Carol Terry O' and Graham Cluley. |
| 0:48.0 | Hello, hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of Smashing Security number 21 for the 18th of May 2017. |
| 0:55.7 | And I'm joined as always by my buddy Carole. |
| 0:59.0 | Graham, why is it that when you call me, when we're not in the podcast, you never sound this happy? |
| 1:03.6 | This is the way I would like you to call me from now on. |
| 1:06.2 | Hello, hello! |
| 1:07.6 | Hello, Carol, this is your buddy, Graham, calling you. |
| 1:11.5 | Oh, I love it. Okay, perfect. |
| 1:13.4 | We can do that. And we are joined today by our special guest, security researcher Paul Backus, also known as Pop. How are Things Pop? |
| 1:21.7 | Hello, Graham, hello, Carol. And hello to Jason Isaacs. Things are great, Graham. |
| 1:27.0 | Who's Jason Isaacs? |
| 1:28.2 | What? |
| 1:29.7 | He's an actor. |
| 1:31.6 | He's an actor? |
| 1:32.7 | He's an actor. |
| 1:33.9 | Jason Isaacs. |
| 1:34.8 | What's he been in? |
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