PC manufacturer Acer might have received a $50 million ransom demand, a warning spreads on Facebook about a trick being used by hackers, and why are the City of London's police not happy about Sci Hub?

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 Alex Eckelberry.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

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Special Guest: Alex Eckelberry.

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Ransoms, scandals, and glitter bombs