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How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
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A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday - and the trail of evidence that nailed him to the Russian government includes 14 separate orders of chicken McNuggets. Meanwhile, AI music generator Suno has been hacked - and the stolen data appears to show exactly how much copyrighted music they hoovered up to train their models. All this and more in episode 477 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest James Ball. EPISODE LINKS: Bengaluru triple murder: Accused allegedly used AI chatbot to plan killings, police say - The News Minute. Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes…