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Remote-control rickshaws and rogue book marketers

Jul 15, 2026 · 38m

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An app has appeared in India that lets anyone with a smartphone stop a passing e-rickshaw dead in its tracks - no login, no passwords, no permissions needed. Meanwhile, Geoff - swimming in money and Lamborghinis, as all published authors are - has been on the receiving end of a slew of AI-generated scam pitches from fake book marketing experts. Rather than ignore them, he's been playing them at their own game... All this and more in episode 476 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Geoff White. EPISODE LINKS: The ransomware negotiator who was working for the other side - Hot for Security. LastPass, Bitwarden users…