Best Graham Cluley Podcasts (2025)

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The €600,000 gold heist, powered by ransomware 39:13

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Ransomware doesn’t just freeze computers - it can silence alarms too. And when the Natural History Museum in Paris went dark, thieves helped themselves to €600,000 worth of gold in a daring late-night heist. Meanwhile, developers have a new headache: a worm dubbed “Shai Hulud” has wriggled its way through more than 180 npm packages, quietly stealin…

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How we really use ChatGPT, and will AI agents crash the economy? 46:33

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In episode 69 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover brain rot, a shark wears trainers on its fins, an AI writes a terrible J-Pop song, Graham learns that ants don’t care about AI, Mark predicts the precise date of Graham’s demise, Norway trusts $1.9 trillion to an AI investor, and Florida thins out its dumbest pythons using laughably bad robot rabbits.…

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Lights! Camera! Hacktion! 42:32

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When "bad actors" stop being hackers and start being... actual actors. This week, Graham and special guest Jenny Radcliffe play “Hacker or Ham?” (yes, Steven Seagal, we’re looking at you), before diving into a campaign which saw an Iranian gang luring Israeli performers with fake casting calls for a serious film. We unpack why positive lures can sh…

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AI telepathy, and rights for robots 46:49

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In episode 68 of The AI Fix, our hosts open the show by launching the thing nobody asked for but everybody wanted: our shiny new merch store - yes, including the “Would YOU trust a pigeon???” t-shirt for when you need fashion alongside health and safety. Meanwhile, AI hoaxers send Manila firefighters racing to an imaginary blaze, Albania appoints a…

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Whopper Hackers, and AI Whoppers 44:51

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Ever wondered what would happen if Burger King left the keys to the kingdom lying around for anyone to use? Ethical hackers did - and uncovered drive-thru recordings, hard-coded passwords, and even the power to open a Whopper outlet on the moon. Meanwhile, over in Silicon Valley, one AI wunderkind managed to turn a $7 million payday into a career-e…

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Will Smith's AI crowd scandal, and gullible agents fall for scams 45:44

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In episode 67 of The AI Fix, Graham talks to an AI with a fax machine, Bill Gates says there's one job AI will never replace, criminals use Claude Code for cyberattacks, Mark reveals why GPT-5 was better than you think, and a bird brings new meaning to the words "cloud storage". Also, Graham reveals that web-browsing AI agents are as gullible and c…

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How hackers turned AI into their new henchman 45:27

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Your AI reads the small print, and that's a problem. This week in episode 433 of "Smashing Security" we dig into LegalPwn - malicious instructions tucked into code comments and disclaimers that sweet-talks AI into rubber-stamping dangerous payloads (or even pretending they’re a harmless calculator). Meanwhile, new research from Anthropic reveals th…

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OpenAI and Anthropic test each other, and everyone fails the apocalypse test 42:40

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In episode 66 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT gives Mark and Graham a terrible lesson in anatomy, boffins at Stanford ruin sushi, Google Gemini has a self-loathing meltdown, DeepSeek gets an "F" in stopping existential threats to humanity, a robot doesn’t give birth, and a team of AI agents stuns our hosts with an amazing medical breakthrough. Plus, Graham …

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Oops! I auto-filled my password into a cookie banner 34:51

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We unpack how some password managers can be tricked into coughing up your secrets, with a clickjacking sleight-of-hand, what website owners can do to prevent it, and how to lock down your personal password vault. Then we time-hop to the post-quantum scramble: "harvest-now, decrypt later", Microsoft's 2033 quantum-safe pledge, and whether your print…

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Excel Copilot will wreck your data, and can AI fix social media? 37:38

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In episode 65 of The AI Fix, a pigeon gives a PowerPoint presentation, Mark plays Graham a song about the Transformer architecture, a robot dog delivers parcels, some robots fall over at the World Humanoid Robot Games, and Graham takes credit for one of computing’s greatest insights. Plus, Graham explains why Microsoft doesn’t want you to use Excel…

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How to mine millions without paying the bill 34:20

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In episode 431 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, a self-proclaimed crypto-influencer calling himself CP3O thought he had found a shortcut to riches — by racking up millions in unpaid cloud bills. Meanwhile, we look at the growing threat of EDR-killer tools that can quietly switch off your endpoint protection before an attack even begins. And for …

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AI can be vaccinated against evil, and the "Rumble in the Silicon Jungle" 45:39

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In episode 64 of The AI Fix, AI discovers new physics, a robot crab looks for love on the beaches of Portugal, the “Godfather of AI” thinks our only hope is to build motherly AI, a robot folds some laundry, the UK government has a terrible idea, and our hosts discover a long lost sixties soul hit, "Dusty Plasma". Plus, Graham digs into the spat bet…

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Poisoned Calendar invites, ChatGPT, and Bromide 33:17

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A poisoned Google Calendar invite that can hijack your smart home, a man is hospitalised after ChatGPT told him to season his food with… pesticide, and some thoughts on Superman’s latest cinematic outing. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley, joined this week…

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GPT-5 is the best AI ever, and Jim Acosta interviews a murdered teenager's avatar 43:14

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In episode 63 of The AI Fix, Unitree Robotics looks to Black Mirror episode “Metalhead” for tips on marketing its new robot dog, ChatGPT is secretly running Sweden, OpenAI introduces its first open weight model since GPT-2, and your private and personal ChatGPT conversations could be all over Google. Plus, Mark cuts through the GPT-5 hype and asks—…

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Replit panics, and the AI that will kill you 27:43

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Those of you who tuned in to last week's episode (#428) will have heard the big news from my podcast pal Carole that she's decided to move on from her co-hosting duties on the show. There have been some lovely messages of support sent through for Carole, and indeed for me too. Thank you very much to all of you - it's really heatywarming to hear how…

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AI robots can now pass CAPTCHAs, and punch you in the face 42:30

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In episode 62 of The AI Fix, your hosts learn how AI models smash through CAPTCHA roadblocks like they're made of wet tissue paper - so much for humanity’s last line of defence. Meanwhile, we meet a bottle-flipping robot and call BS on a cartwheeling cyborg, Graham has a full-blown breakdown over traffic light puzzles, and Anthropic hires an AI psy…

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Red flags, leaked chats, and a final farewell 40:10

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The viral women-only dating safety app Tea, built to flag red flags, gets flagged itself - after leaking over 70,000 private images and chat logs. We are talking full-on selfies, ID docs, private DMs, and a dash of 4chan creepiness. Yikes. Plus, Carole takes us down memory lane as she hangs up her co-host mic after 428 glorious episodes. Expect tea…

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Replit panics, deletes $1M project; AI gets gold at Math Olympiad 39:47

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In episode 61 of The AI Fix, a robot called DeREK goes bananas, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic warn we may lose the ability to see what AI is thinking, a dextrous robot changes its own batteries, the USA unveils its AI action plan, and a human beats AI to win the World Coding Championship. Also in this week's episode, Graham reveals why you…

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When 2G attacks, and a romantic road trip goes wrong 33:39

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In this episode, Graham warns why it is high time we said goodbye to 2G - the outdated mobile network being exploited by cybercriminals with suitcase-sized SMS blasters. From New Zealand to London, scammers are driving around cities like dodgy Uber drivers, spewing phishing texts to thousands at once. Meanwhile, Carole unpacks a painfully awkward t…

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Elon's AI girlfriend, the arsonist red panda, and the AI that will kill you 45:45

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In episode 60 of The AI Fix, we learn why Grok might be Elon Musk's bid for digital immortality, how Meta is building a Manhattan-sized data centre called Prometheus, how AI is helping create carbon-sucking concrete, and are bewildered that 2000 people "work" at the Candy Crush company. Plus Graham takes a look at Elon's latest creations: a gigglin…

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Choo Choo Choose to ignore the vulnerability 36:55

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In episode 426 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, Graham reveals how you can hijack a train’s brakes from 150 miles away using kit cheaper than a second-hand PlayStation. Meanwhile, Carole investigates how Grok went berserk, which didn't stop the Department of Defense signing a contract with Elon’s AI chatbot. So who is responsible when your chatb…

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Grok thinks it’s Mecha Hitler, and AIs can think strategically 39:07

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In episode 59 of the AI Fix, our hosts ponder whether AIs need a “disagreement dial”, Mark wonders what he could do with an AI-powered “drug design engine”, Graham plays Wolfenstein instead of working, a robot graduates from high school, and a popular rock group is unmasked as an AI fever dream. Graham explains why Grok thinks it’s Mecha Hitler, an…

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Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned 35:11

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In episode 425 of "Smashing Security", Graham reveals how "Call of Duty: WWII" has been weaponised - allowing hackers to hijack your entire PC during online matches, thanks to ancient code and Microsoft’s Game Pass. Meanwhile, Carole digs into a con targeting the recently incarcerated, with scammers impersonating bail bond agents to fleece desperat…

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An AI runs a shop into the ground, and AI’s obsession with the number 27 41:13

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In episode 58 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover a pair of AI headphones that don't electrocute you, Microsoft invents "medical superintelligence", Chucky opens a hotel, some robot footballers fall over, Jony Ive invents a $6 billion pen, and Malcolm Gladwell fears a dystopian future full of children playing joyfully in the street. Graham discovers …

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Surveillance, spyware, and self-driving snafus 34:04

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A Mexican drug cartel spies on the FBI using traffic cameras and spyware — because "ubiquitous technical surveillance” is no longer just for dystopian thrillers. Graham digs into a chilling new US Justice Department report that shows how surveillance tech was weaponised to deadly effect. Meanwhile, Carole checks the rear-view mirror on the driverle…

Graham Cluley Podcasts

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The AI Fix

Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley

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Smashing Security

Graham Cluley

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Earworm Island

Earworm Island

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The €600,000 gold heist, powered by ransomware 39:13

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How we really use ChatGPT, and will AI agents crash the economy? 46:33

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Lights! Camera! Hacktion! 42:32

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AI telepathy, and rights for robots 46:49

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Whopper Hackers, and AI Whoppers 44:51

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Will Smith's AI crowd scandal, and gullible agents fall for scams 45:44

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How hackers turned AI into their new henchman 45:27

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OpenAI and Anthropic test each other, and everyone fails the apocalypse test 42:40

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Oops! I auto-filled my password into a cookie banner 34:51

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Excel Copilot will wreck your data, and can AI fix social media? 37:38

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How to mine millions without paying the bill 34:20

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AI can be vaccinated against evil, and the "Rumble in the Silicon Jungle" 45:39

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Poisoned Calendar invites, ChatGPT, and Bromide 33:17

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GPT-5 is the best AI ever, and Jim Acosta interviews a murdered teenager's avatar 43:14

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Replit panics, and the AI that will kill you 27:43

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AI robots can now pass CAPTCHAs, and punch you in the face 42:30

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Red flags, leaked chats, and a final farewell 40:10

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Replit panics, deletes $1M project; AI gets gold at Math Olympiad 39:47

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When 2G attacks, and a romantic road trip goes wrong 33:39

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Elon's AI girlfriend, the arsonist red panda, and the AI that will kill you 45:45

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Choo Choo Choose to ignore the vulnerability 36:55

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Grok thinks it’s Mecha Hitler, and AIs can think strategically 39:07

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Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned 35:11

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An AI runs a shop into the ground, and AI’s obsession with the number 27 41:13

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Surveillance, spyware, and self-driving snafus 34:04