S8E34 – Hackers steal $56m, is your smart TV watching you?

Show Notes

On this week’s episode, Mike and Tara talk about a Chinese gamer who died while unplugging a cell phone charger in an internet cafe, a bank in Bangladesh which was robbed of $56 million by hackers who bypassed the bank’s $10 router, Vizio Smart TVs which may be watching you, and more!

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