Bringing in the human side of scamming.
Hacking Humans25 Touko 2023

Bringing in the human side of scamming.

Nick Percoco from Kraken sits down to discuss the human factor of crypto scams, including going over common red flags and what to do when a third party is exerting pressure that taps into a human emotions. Listener Sean writes in with some follow up to discuss the increase in AI scams and if people would be more likely to talk about falling for these scams as AI becomes better and better. An anonymous listener also reached out with some follow up regarding there experience with corporate ID theft. Joe's story follows the report on "dark patterns," and what they are. Dave's story is on people who got hired as customer service reps, but instead helped lure in lonely and lovestruck through a network of dating and hookup sites. Our catch of the day comes from listener Gareth who shares his catch of a phishing scheme from the "NSA." Links to stories: Guide to Dark Patterns – Terms and examples from the CCPA and the CPA Bringing Dark Patterns to Light This Is Catfishing on an Industrial Scale 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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The excitement of tricking someone wears off quickly.

The excitement of tricking someone wears off quickly.

We've got followup on bank scams and ransomware. Joe describes a highly sophisticated multinational business scam. Dave shares a story about private school parents falling for a Bitcoin discount scam....

31 Tammi 201930min

Opening your eyes to the reality in which we live.

Opening your eyes to the reality in which we live.

Dave reviews tips on protecting yourself from ransomware. Joe describes a clever way to trick people into enabling macros. An attempt at celebrity friendship is our catch of the day. Carole Theriault ...

24 Tammi 201933min

Prisoners have nothing but time.

Prisoners have nothing but time.

Joe shares the tale of a prisoner running a variety of romance scams from the inside. Dave outlines direct deposit scams. The catch of the day is a clever variation from (where else?) Nigeria. Our gue...

17 Tammi 201931min

Trained humans are your strongest link.

Trained humans are your strongest link.

Dave warns of scammers gaining access to homes by pretending to be workers from the local utility company. Joe shares a story of a sophisticated bank transfer scam in the UK. Our catch of the day outl...

10 Tammi 201934min

At some point you're probably going to have to do some running.

At some point you're probably going to have to do some running.

Joe describes a reply-all scenario gone wrong. Dave explains the criminal use of steganography in memes as a command and control technique. Our catch-of-the-day features alluring photos texted to an u...

3 Tammi 201932min

Truth emerges from the clash of ideas.

Truth emerges from the clash of ideas.

We follow up on critical feedback of last week's show. Dave describes how online extortionists have pivoted from sex to explosives. We've got an auto-responding catch of the day from one of Joe's coll...

20 Joulu 201831min

A pesky problem that doesn't go away.

A pesky problem that doesn't go away.

Joe describes a Nigerian gang called London Blue that focuses on business email compromise. Dave shares surprising Cyber Monday phishing statistics. Guest Chris Bailey from Entrust Datacard teaches us...

13 Joulu 201825min

Bringing trust to a trustless world.

Bringing trust to a trustless world.

Listener follow-up on a URL issue. Dave describes an elderly couple scammed out of savings. Joe wonders if it's wise to unsubscribe. Guest Andre McGregor from TLDR Capital describes his work as a form...

6 Joulu 201830min

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