Transatlantic Cable Podcast

Episode 343 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast begins with news that Instagram is testing a tool to help tackle ‘sextortion’, or intimate image abuse. Following that, the team discuss how criminals are increasingly using A.I to defraud consumers out of their money.

The last two stories look at X and ransomware. The first story focuses on how X is automatically removing “twitter” from URLs, providing scammers with a real opportunity...

Episode 342 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast focuses on political news this week, kicking off with a story that China is being accused of using AI-generated content, in order to sow discontent in the upcoming American election. From there the team look news that YouTube is being accused of complacent in blocking malicious videos advertisements in the upcoming Indian elections. 

To wrap up, the team look at news that a spear-phish...

Episode 341 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that a data broker leak has revealed sensitive data about people who visited the infamous island. From there, the team discuss news that the UN peace keepers are being told to shore up their cyber-defences, after warnings that nation-state attackers are actively looking to target them.

To wrap up the team discuss look at a story which is itself baffling: one of the ...

Episode 340 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that the EU is investigating META, Apple and Google for “uncompetitive practices”. Additionally, the US government has gone ahead and levelled a lawsuit against Apple, for what they see as “monopoly” behaviour with their hardware.

To wrap up, the team discuss two stories, the first around China and UK government hacking concerns and how age-verification for adult si...

Episode 339 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that several employees in TikTok were caught covertly spying on Forbes journalists. From there, the team talk about a new cooperation between governments to better tackle spyware and news that the FTC is looking at the upcoming Reddit IPO and AI training data.

To close out the podcast, the team discuss news that ‘at least 900’ websites built using Google’s FireBase ...

Episode 338 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with the story of the year (so far) as some people see it – the Kate Middleton / photoshop mix ups. Is it really as big a deal as some believe it to be, or is it just a silly mistake? 

From there the team discuss news that South Korea have developed a tool to help scan images for deepfakes, but will it be useful enough to be of any use? Additionally, the team talk about the P...

In this special episode of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast, we engage in a thoughtful conversation with guests Genie Gan and Ekaterina Burdova about the pivotal topic of Women in Technology, coinciding with the celebration of International Women’s Day.

 Throughout the episode, the panel delves into various aspects of empowering women in STEM fields, touching on strategies for governmental and academic institutions to foster greater...

Episode 336 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast begins with news that Tumblr and WordPress are set to begin selling user data for AI training. From there the team talk about META’s decision to begin helping assist the EU in combatting fake news and disinformation on their platforms. 

To wrap up, the team talk about LockBit’s resurgence and a truly bizarre Wi-Fi password scanning tool.

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Episode 335 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast kicks off with news that Apple are already preparing for a post-quantum world with their latest iMessage update. From there the team discuss criticism around Google’s ‘woke’ AI picture issues. 

Following that, the team wrap up with two stories, the first around Air Canada’s chatbot giving incorrect refund advice to a customer, and a spoon-bending magician says he was paid to create a f...

In today’s episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, the team look at news that companies at the fore-front of generative AI are looking to ‘take action’ on deceptive AI in upcoming elections. From there, the team discuss news that the Canadian government is set to take action against devices such as Flipper Zero, in an apparent fight against criminal activity. 

To wrap up, the team discuss news that international police agencies...

Episode 333 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast dives into news that a site called ‘OnlyFakes’ is offering deepfake photo ID – the team also stay on the AI bandwagon with the next story which talks about the recent furore around illicit AI generated Taylor Swift images.

From there the team discuss two final stories, the first around a virus that was released onto the Valhiem gaming Discord channels, causing havoc as it was spread. T...

Episode 332 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that, after the recent AI generated sketch, George Carlin’s estate has decided to pursue legal matters against the creators.  From there, discussion turns to Mozilla’s worry about Apple’s new browser rules and British law makers question the legality of live facial recognition.

To wrap up, the team discuss news around the recent 23andMe data breach.  If yo...

Episode 331 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news regarding “the mother of all data breaches”, consisting of some 26 billion (yes, really) user names. From there the team discuss fake Biden robocalls and a swearing customer chatbot.

To wrap up, the team talk about the latest craze sweeping the gaming world – PalWorld.

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Episode 330 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks things off with talk around the potential for A.I poisoning, which could allow malicious actors to turn AI chatbots into ‘sleeper agents’. From there the team talk about eBay and a truly bizarre story involving spiders, cockroaches and death threats, as well as China’s crackdown on casino’s, which has led to an underground boom in crypto-casinos.

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The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with Stuxnet – yes, after 20 plus years, we’re still talking about the infamous malware. From there, the team discuss news that artists and journalists are looking to collectively sue OpenAI around copyright theft – let’s see how that turns out.

To wrap up, the team discuss fake news on Twitter X via stolen gold-check mark accounts.

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The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that the EU are the next major governmental body to impose AI regulations, as countries around the world race to stay ahead of the technology. From there, the team discuss news that the BBC were able to make a version of ChatGPT which was capable of writing spam and phishing emails. 

From there the team discuss Securelist’s story of the year: Generative A.I a...

The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that hackers are paying to gain access to hotel booking[.]com portals. The hack is apparently so lucrative, they’re now advertising for access on the dark web. Additionally, the team discuss new content restriction laws being discussed in the U.K, with news that photo I.D may be required to access certain sites.

Additionally, this week the team sat down with ...

The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast begins with news that General Electric are investigating claims of a data breach, found it was found that an attacker was selling access to the business for just $500.  From there, the team discuss how U.S police forces are returning $9 million in seized crypto assets back to victims of ‘pig butchery’ scams. 

To wrap up the team discuss how to stay safe online with tools like Du...

The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with two stories around, you guessed it: Artificial Intelligence. To kick things off, the team discuss news that YouTube are testing a tool, allowing selected users to create audio from musicians. The second story focuses on YouTube’s decision to force creators to label when AI content is used in their videos. 

Following that, the team also look at an insightful story ...