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Apr 24, 2024 42 min

Keeping the lights on after a ransomware attack

from Smashing Security Hosted by Graham Cluley

Leicester City Council suffers a crippling ransomware attack, and a massive data breach, but is it out of the dark yet? And as election fever hits India we take a close eye at deepfakery. 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: When a breach goes from 25 documents to 1.3 terabytes… - Graham Cluley. Leicester street lights stuck on all day due to cyber attack - Leicester Mercury. Top AI researchers race to detect ‘deepfake’ videos: ‘We are outgunned - Washington Post. AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them - Washington Post. Models, dead netas, campaigning from jail: How AI is shaping Lok Sabha polls - India Today. Why Elections Take So Long in India - The New York Times. How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections - The New York Times. Bollywood deepfakes fuel AI election meddling fears in India - GG2. World Explained: How India's politicians are using AI to reach voters in the world’s most populous country - The Scotsman. 12 Angry Men - Wikipedia. VIA Rail. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Sponsored by: Sonrai's Cloud Permissions Firewall - A one-click solution to least privilege without disrupting DevOps. Start a 14 day free trial now! Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get 10% off! Kolide – Kolide ensures that if your device isn’t secure it can’t access your cloud apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today! SUPPORT THE SHOW: Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed! FOLLOW US: Follow us on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes. THANKS: Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

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