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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 201831min
