Snowflake hackers, and under the influence
Smashing Security
Graham Cluley
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
A Canadian man is arrested in relation to the Snowflake hacks from earlier this year - after a cybersecurity researcher managed to track his identity, and a cryptocurrency-trading Instagram influencer is in trouble with the law.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online - The Waterloo Region Record.
- Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions - Krebs on Security.
- Who wants to be next? - Bluesky post by Allison Nixon.
- Crypto Trader Kills His Mum For £500k After Going Into Debt To Maintain 'Perfect Lifestyle' - IB Times.
- Autopsy reveals injuries on body of Colleen Rebelo’s body after alleged murder - Australia News.
- Influencer Marketing Statistics 2024 - Artios.
- BLACKkKLANSMAN trailer - YouTube.
- A Soft Murmur.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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| 0:00.0 | Grandad, Grandad, hey, I'm going to read out a number. |
| 0:07.1 | Okay, it's long. |
| 0:08.2 | I've got to read a passcode. |
| 0:09.7 | Get your pen. |
| 0:14.3 | Smashing Security, Episode 397, Snowflake Hackers and Under the Influence, with Carol Terrio and Graham Cluley. |
| 0:27.8 | Hello, hello, and welcome to Smashing Security episode 397. My name's Graham Cluley. |
| 0:32.2 | And I'm Carol Terrio. |
| 0:34.2 | Now, Coral, we've had some feedback from a listener. Yes, Matt has been in touch. And it's a bit of a, well, as he describes it, he says it's a bit of a nitpick. |
| 0:45.7 | Okay. I'm very excited to hear this. Most unfortunately, it's a nitpick with me. |
| 0:51.1 | I didn't think you would bring that up. I was convinced it was going to be something I'd done. |
| 0:55.4 | Okay. No, no, no, no, not on this occasion. So, yeah, nitpick with me and my story last week, |
| 1:01.4 | he says, I lived in Korea for many years and can attest to the number of satellite dishes scattered |
| 1:06.3 | throughout Seoul and regional areas. No problem so far. But in episode 396, Graham, that's me, reports that Korean police have frozen |
| 1:16.3 | six billion Korean dollars due to that dodgy dish manufacturer. |
| 1:20.9 | You remember the story, I'm sure. |
| 1:22.0 | Yeah, of course. |
| 1:22.6 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:23.2 | So he says the company would be delighted if that were the case, not only because Korean dollars don't actually exist. |
| 1:30.2 | I kept referring to Korean dollars, but it's actually... |
| 1:32.6 | I still have won. |
| 1:33.6 | Yes, it's Korean one. |
| 1:35.0 | Yeah, okay. I didn't even catch you. So I didn't, you know, my bad. |
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