Hacking Humans28 Heinä 2022

A return to office means a return to email scams.

Romain Basset, Director of Customer Service, at Vade joins Dave to discuss the threat of initial contact spearphishing emails now that many employees are returning to the office. Dave and Joe share some listener follow up from listener Will who writes in about a troubling debate over if it should be "Joe and Dave" or "Dave and Joe." Will shares a website about ablaut reduplication, sharing his thoughts on the matter. Joe shares some good news following a story of a homeless man being robbed of $400,000 after a GoFundMe scam. Joe's story is on a woman who loses almost $150,000 over the phone with someone claiming to be a DEA agent. Dave's story is on a woman who gets scam calls up to 20 times a day. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2021, and can't afford to miss any calls from potential doctors or possible nurses trying to schedule appointments. Our catch of the day comes from listener Alex who writes in sharing how his Apple ID was hacked and locked, although the scammers got one crucial detail wrong, his email. Links to stories: Lincoln woman loses $149,000 in DEA phone scam GoFundMe scam: Kate McClure sentenced to 1 year in federal prison The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter

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Luring unsuspecting money mules.

Joe describes clever gift card scams. Dave follows up on last week's proposal to waste phone scammer's time. A more plausible phishing scheme comes through. Guest David Shear from Flashpoint describes...

2 Elo 201829min

Nothing up my sleeve.

Dave shares a story of deception right out of Hollywood. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hunting-con-queen-hollywood-1125932 Joe proposes changing the financial incentives for scammers. A p...

26 Heinä 201830min

Think like an attacker.

Joe describes a con law enforcement agencies use to lure crooks. Dave shares a tech support scan spreading in chat forums. A listener from Dublin has a fake email from Apple. We welcome Rachel Tobac, ...

19 Heinä 201830min

Presidential prank, pensioner pilfered.

Dave recounts the news that US President Trump likely fell for a prank phone call. Joe outlines the sad story of a woman robbed of her retirement savings. Twitter account recovery scams. Charles Arthu...

12 Heinä 201830min

Phone scams, phantom employees and sitting Ducks.

Joe warns of a harrowing phone scam technique, Dave reveals an alternate persona, a listener tries to sell a truck, and Carole Theriault from the Smashing Security Podcast interviews Sophos' Paul Duck...

5 Heinä 201830min

Separating fools from money.

Dave shares a story of airport penetration testing with high degree of yuck-factor. Joe explores research on protecting passwords from social engineering. The catch-of-the-day comes courtesy of Graham...

28 Kesä 201829min

Playing on kindness.

Joe explains the Ben Franklin effect. Dave describes job applicants tricked unto money laundering. A listener tells a tale of being fooled by an appeal to greed. Joe interviews Stacey Cameron from Dir...

21 Kesä 201822min

Gaming pro athletes online.

Joe warns of scammers taking advantage of natural disasters, Dave explores romance scams, and gets a strange voice mail. Stephen Frank from the National Hockey League Players Association joins us to ...

14 Kesä 201831min