Israel strikes back at Hamas's hacking HQ, a new sextortion email comes with a twist, and Carole saves the world with some help from hacked Roomba vacuum cleaners.

All this and much much 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 Malicious Life's Ran Levi.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Ran Levi.

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New Extortion Email Scam Threatens to Release Your Sex Tape — Bleeping Computer.
Here's what an Ashley Madison blackmail letter looks like — Graham Cluley.
Suicide and Ashley Madison — Graham Cluley.
Israel bombs building containing alleged Hamas hackers — Graham Cluley.
IDF says it thwarted a Hamas cyber attack during weekend battle — Times of Israel.
Israel: Hamas Tried to Spy on Soldiers With Fake Dating Apps — Bloomberg.
Ransomware attack on Israeli users fails miserably due to coding error — ZDNet.
Michael Reeves on Twitter.
A Robot That Picks Tomatoes Out of Your Salad — YouTube.
A Robot That Shoots Energy Drink at You When You Get Tired — YouTube.
Consumption of Tide Pods — Wikipedia.
The Roomba That Screams When it Bumps Into Stuff — YouTube.
This Person Does Not Exist.
Have they faked me?
Drugslab — YouTube.
The Hows and Whys of Influencing People — Reddit.
How Master Manipulators Conceal Their Intentions — Kletische.
How to Win Friends and Influence People — Wikipedia.
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I do love the Dutch