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October 2026

1. 22 OctTiktok
2. 22 OctJacaranda Jim - retro text adventure game. Free download
3. 22 OctHumbug - text adventure game for MS-DOS
4. 22 OctGCHQ: Cybersecurity newsletter from Graham Cluley
5. 22 OctGames written by Graham Cluley
6. 22 OctBlox - retro DOS Tetris-style game
7. 22 OctSponsorship
8. 22 OctVideo
9. 22 OctHumbug - reviews of classic text adventure game
10. 22 OctHumbug solution
11. 22 OctReviews of Jacaranda Jim
12. 22 OctJacaranda Jim - walkthrough solution
13. 22 OctWibbling Wilf - retro DOS Pacman-style game by Graham Cluley
14. 22 OctCookies
15. 22 OctReviews of Wibbling Wilf
16. 21 OctSmashing Security podcast #489: How a brand new crypto wallet came with a spy inside
17. 14 OctSmashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
18. 7 OctSmashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback

September 2026

1. 23 SepSmashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
2. 16 SepSmashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
3. 9 SepSmashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
4. 2 SepSmashing Security podcast #483: This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone

August 2026

1. 26 AugSmashing Security podcast #482: This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency
2. 19 AugSmashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog
3. 12 AugSmashing Security podcast #480: This is the AI service you should never sign up to
4. 5 AugSmashing Security podcast #479: How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham’s cryptocurrency

July 2026

1. 29 JulSmashing Security podcast #478: This job interview could destroy your company
2. 22 JulSmashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
3. 16 JulSmashing Security podcast #476: Remote-control rickshaws and rogue book marketers
4. 8 JulSmashing Security podcast #475: JadePuffer - the AI that ran a ransomware attack all by itself
5. 1 JulSmashing Security podcast #474: Polymarket can predict the future. So how did it miss this hack?

June 2026

1. 24 JunSmashing Security podcast #473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
2. 17 JunSmashing Security podcast #472: AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed
3. 10 JunSmashing Security podcast #471: This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
4. 3 JunSmashing Security podcast #470: This AI security flaw might be impossible to fix

May 2026

1. 27 MaySmashing Security podcast #469: What your Oura ring won’t tell you
2. 20 MaySmashing Security podcast #468: High-speed train hacks and homicidal lawnmowers
3. 13 MaySmashing Security podcast #467: How ShinyHunters hacked the world’s biggest universities
4. 6 MaySmashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired

April 2026

1. 29 AprSmashing Security podcast #465: This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
2. 22 AprSmashing Security podcast #464: Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not
3. 15 AprSmashing Security podcast #463: This AI company leaked its own code. It’s also built something terrifying
4. 8 AprSmashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
5. 1 AprSmashing Security podcast #461: This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished

March 2026

1. 26 MarSmashing Security podcast #460: Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
2. 19 MarSmashing Security podcast #459: This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO’s Apple ID
3. 12 MarSmashing Security podcast #458: How not to steal $46 million from the US government
4. 5 MarSmashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee

February 2026

1. 26 FebSmashing Security podcast #456: How to lose friends and DDoS people
2. 19 FebSmashing Security podcast #455: Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
3. 12 FebSmashing Security podcast #454: AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were

January 2026

1. 15 JanSmashing Security podcast #450: From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild

September 2025

1. 10 SepSmashing Security podcast #434: Whopper Hackers, and AI Whoppers

June 2025

1. 17 Jun“The cloud is just someone else’s computer”
2. 3 Junmany awards
3. 3 Jun“Smashing Security”
4. 2 JunTestimonials

March 2025

1. 25 MarWebinar: “Anatomy of a Breach: The Human Factor”
2. 18 Mar“Night of the Living Threats – A Halloween Cybersecurity Special”
3. 7 Mar“AI Changed the Attacker’s Playbook. Do We Stand a Chance?”

February 2025

1. 20 Feb“Data Security for AI: The Breach Stories Every CISO Should Know”

January 2025

1. 15 JanDark Reading Fireside Chat: “Known and Unknown Risks of AI Adoption in 2025”

March 2024

1. 6 MarWhoops! ACEMAGIC ships mini PCs with free bonus pre-installed malware

April 2023

1. 6 AprUkrainian hackers spend $25,000 of pro-Russian blogger’s money on sex toys

December 2022

1. 1 DecSmashing Security podcast #300: Interplanetary file systems, iSpoof, and don’t delete Twitter

November 2022

1. 17 NovYouTube

February 2021

1. 4 FebTest Amber Alert accidentally sent out warning of Chucky from the Child’s Play horror movies

April 2019

1. 25 AprSmashing Security podcast: ‘Pick of the thief!’

August 2017

1. 17 AugSmashing Security podcast: “Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!”

May 2017

1. 5 MayBank robbers exploited SS7 weaknesses to drain 2SV-protected accounts

March 2017

1. 2 MarSmashing Security podcast #010: The dolls must be destroyed

February 2017

1. 23 FebSmashing Security podcast #009: False flags and hacker clues
2. 16 FebSmashing Security podcast #008: ‘I’ll give you my Android when you pry it from my cold, dead paws’
3. 3 FebSmashing Security podcast #006: ‘A romantic ransomware hotel break’

January 2017

1. 26 JanSmashing Security podcast #005: ‘Upskirt insecurity’
2. 19 JanSmashing Security podcast #004: ‘You don’t mess with Brian Krebs’
3. 12 JanSmashing Security podcast #003: ‘Alexa! Get me an axe!’
4. 5 JanSmashing Security podcast #002: ‘Invest in carrier pigeons’

December 2016

1. 22 DecSmashing Security podcast #001: ‘One cup, two hotel guests’

November 2016

1. 24 NovAre your headphones spying on you?

May 2016

1. 12 MayAbbadonPOS malware steals credit card data from retailers

March 2016

1. 15 MarHow to update Adobe Flash - or uninstall it completely!
2. 9 MarErin Andrews wins $55 million over peephole video
3. 9 MarPlugins - yes, they’re handy but they also increase the surface of attack

January 2016

1. 5 JanPhantomSquad DDoS group claims credit for PlayStation Network downtime

February 2015

1. 17 FebTargeted Attacks for Dummies

October 2014

1. 9 OctAlleged leaked Emma Watson video leads to malware

August 2013

1. 1 AugFacebook (finally) turns on HTTPS secure browsing by default

July 2013

1. 22 JulEmma Watson sex tape scam spreads on Facebook

March 2013

1. 20 MarDarkSeoul: SophosLabs identifies malware used in South Korean internet attack
2. 19 MarPope sued over sexual abuse and not wearing seatbelt? Fake CNN and BBC news alerts spread malware

January 2013

1. 24 JanSony fined £250,000 after hackers gained access to millions of gamers’ details

November 2012

1. 28 NovFacebook Groups privacy glitch - did social network move too fast and break things?
2. 19 NovFacebook finally enables HTTPS by default, we give away free T-shirts to celebrate

August 2012

1. 31 AugAndroid SMS malware firm fined £50,000 and ordered to refund victims

July 2012

1. 23 JulIf you launch a DDoS attack against Amazon, it’s unwise to brag about it..
2. 16 JulAngry hacker threatened ISP… with an axe

June 2012

1. 18 JunIs this *your* passport being used by email scammers?

April 2012

1. 30 AprPorn spam campaign redirects web browsers to hardcore websites

March 2012

1. 14 MarCyber-attack on BBC Persian Service linked to Iranian intimidation

December 2011

1. 5 DecRussian election ‘cyber attack’ brings down websites

October 2011

1. 27 OctHackers targeted US government satellites, Congressional report claims
2. 12 OctSony suffers another security scare - 93,000 user accounts broken into

September 2011

1. 16 SepHow to deal with an internet troll
2. 8 SepFacebook birthday T-shirt scam steals secret mobile email addresses

August 2011

1. 31 AugSpam makes me angry. Do you have a course to help with that?

July 2011

1. 31 JulFacebook killer video scam spreads between social networkers
2. 22 JulAnonPlus, Anonymous’s social network, is hacked
3. 18 JulGoogle+ suspends Anonymous account, hacktivists announce AnonPlus in response

June 2011

1. 16 JunWorld Cup DDoS blackmailer sentenced to jail
2. 3 JunFacebook phishing: Can you spot the difference?

April 2011

1. 13 AprWordPress.com suffers hacker attack - how to change your password

March 2011

1. 15 MarDon’t fall for Japanese Tsunami charity scams

December 2010

1. 23 DecViral Facebook scam: OMG! 92% of the people who watch this will fall asleep instantly
2. 15 DecThe top 50 passwords you should never use
3. 13 DecPasswords compromised at Gawker, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Deadspin and more…

November 2010

1. 22 NovChristmas Tree app virus hoax spreads on Facebook
2. 15 NovFAQ: Security and Facebook’s new messages system
3. 10 NovDelta Air Lines free tickets scam spreads virally on Facebook
4. 9 NovJetBlue tickets scam spreads via Facebook, tricks Jezebel

July 2010

1. 29 JulDetails of 100 million Facebook users were *already* exposed on the net
2. 23 JulHell Pizza security breach: I’ll have extra passwords with that

May 2010

1. 22 MayDistracting Beach Babes video attack hits Facebook users

March 2010

1. 16 MarErin Andrews Peephole Video maker jailed, as hackers take advantage

November 2009

1. 26 NovIkee worm author gets job at iPhone app firm
2. 23 NovLightning strikes again: iPhone malware gets truly malicious
3. 11 NovTool for hacking jailbroken iPhones discovered
4. 9 NovWorm author tells media he initially infected 100 iPhones
5. 8 NovFirst iPhone worm discovered - ikee changes wallpaper to Rick Astley photo

October 2009

1. 17 OctBalloon Boy throws up on TV - Sick hackers take advantage

August 2009

1. 7 AugWas Twitter denial-of-service targeting anti-Russian blogger?
2. 6 AugGawker blog network suffers denial-of-service attack

July 2009

1. 23 JulWhy you shouldn’t send Erin Andrews peephole video links to your friends
2. 22 JulYouTube snafu! Erin Andrews video clean-up backfires
3. 19 JulErin Andrews peephole video spreads malware
4. 2 JulHacker invitation to Twitter carries malware danger

June 2009

1. 25 JunDoes the UK attack other countries in cyberspace?
2. 5 JunIranian media falls for Obama BlackBerry hack hoax

May 2009

1. 18 MayJonathan Ross email goof highlights Twitter security issue
2. 6 MayCyberwarfare unit operating out of North Korea?

April 2009

1. 12 AprMikeyy attack hits Twitter users - a bad 24 hours for Web 2.0 security
2. 12 AprStalkDaily - Twitter users warn each other of worm attack
3. 11 AprStalkDaily attack hits Twitter users

March 2009

1. 9 MarEmma Watson condemns Twitter fraudsters
2. 6 MarChatwebcamfree attack hits Twitter users

January 2009

1. 22 JanSee a Facebook scam in action
2. 14 JanBreaking into Twitter accounts with a dictionary password attack
3. 7 JanHow celebrity Twitter accounts were hacked, and how it can be stopped in future
4. 5 JanTwitter: Britney, Barack, Rick and Fox News weren’t phished - they were hacked

December 2008

1. 10 DecVideo of a fake anti-virus attack

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