Hacking Humans14 Des 2023

Shielding your inbox.

Seth Blank, CTO of Valimail, joins to discuss the implications on email security on behalf of DMARC. Joe and Dave share some follow up regarding Meta, who is the parent company to Facebook and Instagram, and how they are now in a lawsuit over steering predators to children in New Mexico. Joe shares how he was almost hacked, as scammers used Peacock to lure him in. Dave's story continues with popular streaming apps being impersonated, this time with Disney+ falling victim. Joe's story follows the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and State and Local Law Enforcement Officials sharing another "Don't click December" PSA. Our catch of the day comes from listener Mauricio, who writes in sharing a phishing email, from "PayPal," saying he has an invoice of almost $600. Links to the stories: Facebook and Instagram Steer Predators to Children, New Mexico Attorney General Alleges in Lawsuit Threat actors impersonate Disney+ with considerable guile U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and State and Local Law Enforcement Officials Release Second “Don’t Click December” PSA Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com.

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fast flux (noun) [Word Notes]

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An inside view on North Korean cybercrime.

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encryption (noun) [Word Notes]

The process of converting plain text into an unrecognizable form or secret code to hide its true meaning.

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Bad password hygiene jeopardizes streaming services.

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keylogger (noun) [Word Notes]

Software or hardware that records the computer keys pressed by a user.

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Answering a job ad from a ransomware gang.

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non-fungible tokens (NFT) (noun) [Word Notes]

Digital assets that are cryptographically protected on a blockchain and contain unique identification codes and metadata that makes them one of a kind.

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