Exposing LockBitsupp, corporate extortion and Tinder scammers • Graham Cluley

The mastermind of the LockBit ransomware has been named and sanctioned, a cyber security consultant has been accused of extorting $1.5 million and a romance scammer stole £80,000 from women he met on Tinder.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast from cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who this week is joined by “ransomware sommelier” Allan Liska.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and crude language.

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Graham Crowley – @gcluley
Carol Serio – @caroletheriault

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Alan Liska – @uuallan

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