Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber's name to defraud a TV company.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• Riding Baidu's self-driving robo-taxi - YouTube.
• Malicious Attacks against Multi-Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving - Research paper.
• Researchers warn robot cars can be crashed with tinfoil and paint daubed on cardboard - The Register.
• Gang of Hackers Tries to Steal Baidu’s Driverless Car Secrets - Bloomberg.
• Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud - AP News.
• Sean Kingston Extradited From California to Florida in Fraud and Theft Case - Entertainment Tonight.
• Rapper Sean Kingston, his mother arrested on fraud charges after SWAT raid at his Southwest Ranches home - Sun Sentinel.
• What is fraudulent use of personal identification information? - Pumphrey Law.
• Google’s AI really is that stupid, feeds people answers from The Onion - AV Club.
• Some of Google’s “best” AI search results - Twitter.
• Google Rolls Back A.I. Search Feature After Flubs and Flaws - NY Times.
• Sure, Google’s AI overviews could be useful – if you like eating rocks - The Guardian.
• Citymapper.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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