In episode 426 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, Graham reveals how you can hijack a train’s brakes from 150 miles away using kit cheaper than a second-hand PlayStation.
Meanwhile, Carole investigates how Grok went berserk, which didn't stop the Department of Defense signing a contract with Elon’s AI chatbot. So who is responsible when your chatbot becomes a bigot?
Plus: Email headaches, SPF rage, and a glowing review for... Taskmaster SuperMax Plus?
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:
- Schoolboy hacks into city's tram system - The Telegraph.
- Caboose - Wikipedia.
- Neil Smith discusses his findings - Twitter thread.
- End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol - CISA.
- The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System - Wired.
- Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X - The New York Times.
- X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began - Washington Post.
- Hacker uses Elmo's X account to post antisemitic rant and demand release of Epstein files - ABC News.
- Elon Musk Announces Sensuous Grok AI Companion - Mashable.
- Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense Contract - The Rolling Stone.
- Learn DMARC.
- TASKMASTER SUPERMAX+.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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