How to not steal $46 million from the US authorities • Graham Cluley

A Wikipedia safety engineer by chance wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn’t stirred since 2024 – and inside minutes, big woodpecker pictures are plastered throughout the web’s favorite encyclopaedia.

In the meantime, a crypto contractor employed to assist the US Marshals handle seized digital belongings allegedly decides to assist himself to $46 million of it – after which brags about it on a recorded Telegram name.

Plus: Graham champions Asterix, Trisha discovers the fantasy novels of Robin Hobb, and somebody referred to as “Lick” leads to the nick.

All this, and far more, in episode 458 of the “Smashing Safety” podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and particular visitor Tricia Howard.

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