Are public figures lying about being hacked? What were online criminals doing with 711 million email addresses? And how could scammers profit from Hurricane Harvey?

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Troy Hunt.

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Special Guest: Troy Hunt.

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Links:

Trump appointee says for the 'past several years' he has been the victim of 'multiple cyber attacks' — Graham Cluley.
Trump appointee: Comment calling Obama's mother a 'w@!re' result of 'Internet crimes' against me — CNN.
Inside the Massive 711 Million Record Onliner Spambot Dump — Troy Hunt.
Have I been pwned? — Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
Harvey Hoax: There are no sharks on Houston's flooded freeways — WCVB 5.
Photo of planes at flooded Houston airport is a fake — Daily Mail.
Charity Listing - BBB Wise Giving Alliance — Give.org.
Wise giving in the wake of Hurricane Harvey — FTC.
The Phoenix Comic
Little Ripper Lifesaver Drones Spot Sharks Electronically — YouTube.
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