Twitter bots amplifying divisive messages.
Followup from listeners on Google search result scams. Dave describes the city of Ottawa sending $100K to a fraudster. Joe shares results from the FBI's Internet Crime Report. The catch of the day inv...
2 Mai 201928min
Let's play, "Covered by cyber insurance — true or false?"
Dave and Joe answer a listener question about a mysterious Netflix account. Dave describes a service for Airbnb scammers. Joe explains a particularly "nasty" Instagram scam. Carole Theriault interview...
25 Apr 201934min
I have been practicing honesty and truthfulness my whole life.
Followup from an Australian listener. Dave shares a Paypal scam leveraging Google ads. Joe describes TechCrunch reporting on a spam service that was left out in the open. The catch of the day promises...
18 Apr 201930min
Scammers have no ethics whatsoever.
Joe describes a study of people's perceptions when presented with a magic trick. Dave shares the story of fake boyfriend app. Our catch of the day involves the promise of millions from a bank in Afric...
11 Apr 201930min
Girl Scouts empowering cyber security leaders.
Dave describes a survey of call center security methods. Joe explains a spam campaign raising the specter of a flu pandemic to scare people into enabling macros in an Office document. The catch of the...
4 Apr 201933min
Pick a persona to match the goal.
Followup on remotely previewing websites. Joe has the story of scammer bilking Facebook and Google out of millions. Dave reviews best practices for deleting data on devices you dispose of. The catch o...
28 Mar 201930min
Kids are a great target.
A listener recommends an online tool for safely previewing web sites. Dave shares research on what time of the work week is best for scams. Joe explains credential stuffing. Our guest is Frances Dewin...
21 Mar 201935min
When we rush we make bad decisions.
Joe tracks the surprising number of malicious links hosted on legit websites and why it's dangerous. Dave describes an extortion scheme targeting podcasters. Our catch of the day involves a lonely Rus...
14 Mar 201929min
