Smashing Security podcast #448: The Kindle that got pwned

Think your Kindle is harmless? Think again! In this episode, we unpack a Black Hat Europe talk revealing how a boobytrapped audiobook could exploit the Amazon eBook reader – potentially letting an attacker break into your account and seize control of your credit card.

Plus a blast from 2021’s “summer of ransomware” returns to haunt Ireland’s Health Service Executive, as victims are offered €750 each.

And because it’s the last show before the Christmas break, there’s also a Pick of the Week that veers from cosy rom-com comfort to pointy-polygon nostalgia.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast with computer security veteran Graham Cluley, joined this week by special guest Danny Palmer.

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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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