This week’s Transatlantic Cable podcast features stories on Burger King, scams, Instagram security and more.
Each week, David Buxton and I will break down some useful cybersecurity stories and offer tips in 20 minutes or less. In this week’s podcast, we discuss scams related to Hurricane Harvey relief, why you should change your Instagram password, and the fact that there are no free tickets to paradise on WhatsApp.
Stories included:
Hurricane Harvey scams
Instagram API breach
Instagram security settings guide
Burger King cryptocurrency
Have I Been Pwned
Powerball scam
Giant spam e-mail list
How mobile Trojans exploit WAP billing to steal money, and how to protect yourself.
Online converters are a tempting but dangerous way to change file formats. We tell you how to convert files and not get trojanized.
It feels as if spam is as old as the internet itself. The post looks at the money-making scams devised over the years, and how to avoid them today.
Mistakes to learn from in 2024 – and resolutions for a safer 2025.
Threats to data stored in Sync, pCloud, and other encrypted alternatives to Dropbox.
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