S3 Ep2: Creepy smartwatches, botnets and Pings of Death

In this episode: we investigate a smartwatch for kids with a creepy set of functions, discuss Microsoft's short-lived takedown of Trickbot, explain how to avoid the Windows "Ping of Death" bug, and (oh no!) find the source of mysterious beeping from every computer in the office. With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin *** Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/creepy-covert-camera-feature-found Microsoft on the counter­attack! Trickbot malware network takes a hit https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/microsoft-on-the-counterattack-trickbot Windows' "Ping of Death" bug revealed https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/windows-ping-of-death-bug *** Original music by Edith Mudge Got questions/suggestions/stories to share? Email [email protected] Twitter @NakedSecurity Instagram @NakedSecurity