071: Pony-tailed pundit ponders privacy problems - with Mikko Hyppönen

Endangering your friends online, the fibs told by VPN vendors, developments from the world of cryptomining, and Carole shares an animated GIF with Mikko and Graham. 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 Mikko Hyppönen from F-Secure. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Mikko Hyppönen.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Mikko's adventure game "Paha Juttu" at the Finnish Game MuseumDownload the Paha Juttu Commodore 64 floppy image file (d64)Commodore 64 online emulator (load a d64 file into this)Mat Johnson's tweet about Facebook logging his phone calls and textsFact Check: Your Call and SMS HistoryWho and What Is Coinhive?100+ VPNs & Their Logging Policy (What Logs Are Kept by Who?)Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous in 2018?‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer