Smashing Security podcast #426: Choo Choo Choose to ignore the vulnerability – Source: grahamcluley.com

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.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley:

Carole Theriault:

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)
• Support us on Patreon!

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