Graham Cluley Blog

Graham Cluley is a recognized keynote speaker with numerous awards, known for his talks on cybersecurity, hacking, and online privacy that he delivers globally. With a career in computer security dating back to the early 1990s, he created the original version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Graham frequently appears in the media and co-hosts the well-liked podcast "Smashing Security."

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The AI Fix #53: An AI uses blackmail to save itself, and threats make AIs work better

3 days ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 53 of The AI Fix, our hosts suspect the CEO of Duolingo has been kidnapped by an AI, Sergey Brin says AIs work better if you threaten them with physical violence, Graham wonders how you put a collar on a headless robot dog, Mark asks why kickboxing robots wear head guards, and the CEO of Anthropic says AI could wipe out entry-level jobs.
Smashing Security podcast #419: Star Wars, the CIA, and a WhatsApp malware mirage

1 week ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

Why is a cute Star Wars fan website now redirecting to the CIA? How come Cambodia has become the world’s hotspot for scam call centres? And can a WhatsApp image really drain your bank account with a single download, or is it just a load of hacker hokum? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Allan Liska.
The AI Fix #52: AI adopts its own social norms, and AI DJ creates diversity scandal

1 week ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 52 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch a non-existent musical about garlic bread, Graham shares a summer reading list of books that don’t exist, Mark feels nauseous after watching a video of Sam Altman and Jony Ive waffling about products that don’t exist, some non-existent robots stack empty crates in a factory that doesn’t exist, and OpenAI releases Codex, an AI agent destined to make your software engineering job not exist.
Smashing Security podcast #418: Grid failures, Instagram scams, and Legal Aid leaks

2 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In this week’s episode, Graham investigates the mysterious Iberian Peninsula blackout (aliens? toaster? cyberattack?), Carole dives in the UK legal aid hack that exposed deeply personal data of society’s most vulnerable, and Dinah Davis recounts how Instagram scammers hijacked her daughter’s account – and how a parental control accidentally saved the day.
The AI Fix #51: Divorce by coffee grounds, and why AI robots need your brain

2 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 51 of The AI Fix, a Greek man’s marriage is destroyed after ChatGPT reads his coffee, a woman dumps her husband to marry an AI called Leo, and Graham wonders whether it’s time to upload his brain into a lunchbox-packing robot. Meanwhile, a humanoid robot goes full Michael Crawford in a Chinese factory, the UK government launches an AI to read angry public consultations, and Mark dreams of a world where robots finally have common sense – and swear like sailors.
The AI Fix nominated for top podcast award. Vote now!

2 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

Bloomin’ eck!I’m delighted to share with you that “The AI Fix” is up for an award!“The AI Fix” is the podcast that Mark Stockley and I have been producing for the last year all about the hilarious, bizarre, and sometimes downright mind-boggling world of artificial intelligence.
Smashing Security podcast #417: Hello, Pervert! - Sextortion scams and Discord disasters

3 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

Don’t get duped, doxxed, or drained! In this episode of “Smashing Security” we dive into the creepy world of sextortion scams, and investigate how crypto wallet firm Ledger’s Discord server was hijacked in an attempt to phish for cryptocurrency recovery phrases. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus! Don’t miss our featured interview with Drata’s Matt Hillary.
The AI Fix #50: AI brings dead man back for killer’s trial, and the judge loves it

3 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 50 of The AI Fix, AI brings a slain man back from the dead so he can appear at his killer’s trial, Mark gets a mysterious phone call, Trump uses AI to become Pope Donald the First, Zuck ponders the nature of friendship, Apple says the quiet part out loud, xAI springs a leak, and a philosophy professor says “so long weather forecasters!” Graham explains why researchers in Oxford have made a digital twin of your grandmother, and Mark looks at the bizarre case of road rage victim...
Smashing Security podcast #416: High street hacks, and Disney’s Wingdings woe

1 month ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

Brits face empty shelves and suspended meal deals as cybercriminals hit major high street retailers, and a terminated Disney employee gets revenge with a little help with Wingdings. Plus Graham challenges Carole to a game of “Malware or metal?”, and we wonder just happens when you have sex on top of a piano? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
The AI Fix #49: The typo from hell

1 month ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 49 of The AI Fix, OpenAI kills off a sycophantic bot, our hosts are introduced to a prophetic Bosnian rock band, Meta puts an electric fence around its llamas, Mark reveals he’s never tried covering a robot with olive oil, and Graham leaves a stern message for his great-great-grandchildren. Mark sits a “smarty-pants” test, an AI becomes a crime boss, and Graham explains how a decades-old typo is poisoning the scientific well.