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"What the Hack with Adam Levin" is true cybercrime with dad jokes. It’s a no-shame zone for anyone who’s ever been scammed, hacked, phished or cyber-bushwhacked. Every week, we feature fascinating people talking about the terrifying, annoying, embarrassing, or infuriating things they’ve experienced online. Join consumer affairs veteran Adam Levin with co-hosts Beau “Hack Me” Friedlander and Travis “Here's What Actually Happened” Taylor for a good story and tips on how to make yourself a little harder to hack. 

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    • Jun 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 207 EPISODES

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    The What the Hack with Adam Levin podcast is an absolute gem in the world of cybersecurity. It has helped me and my family stay safe in the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. One of the best aspects of this podcast is how it keeps me informed about what's happening in the realm of cybercrime. By staying up to date, I'm able to recognize potential scams and not fall prey to them. The podcast provides meaningful insights into a topic that affects everyone, regardless of age, gender, or technological expertise. It offers relevant advice for all individuals and helps us understand that cybercrime does not discriminate.

    The dynamic between Adam Levin, Beau Friedlander, and Travis Taylor is another highlight of this podcast. Their diverse personalities and unique sense of humor make for an engaging and enjoyable listening experience. You can feel their friendship and connection through the microphone as they chat, joke around, and provide valuable advice. It's refreshing to listen to a podcast where the hosts genuinely enjoy each other's company and bring a sense of camaraderie to the topics they discuss.

    One downside to this podcast is that it can occasionally veer off into tangents or include jokes that may not land for everyone. While I appreciate their lighthearted approach to such a serious topic, sometimes it detracts from the overall message they're trying to convey. Additionally, some episodes may not appeal to every listener depending on their specific interests in cybersecurity.

    In conclusion, The What the Hack with Adam Levin podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to stay informed about cybersecurity threats and protect themselves from scams. The hosts bring relevance, sanity, and laughter to a topic that many people tend to ignore or underestimate. With their real-life stories, sound advice, and genuine friendship shining through each episode, they create a meaningful experience for listeners seeking guidance in an increasingly digital world.



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    Latest episodes from What the Hack with Adam Levin

    Episode 205: Cybersecurity Girl Caitlin Sarian Tries to Delete Herself Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 34:42


    Every part of life that comes in contact with the Internet is tracked, packed and sold to a a seemingly infinite network of data brokers. Caitlin Sarian AKA Cybersecurity Girl joined us this week to discuss why scrubbing your information is trickier than it sounds and what you can do about it. 

    Episode 204: Nicole Perlroth Says All the Things that Keep Adam Up at Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 49:04


    Nicole Perlroth's book This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends is a masterpiece on the topic of cyberwar and the zero-day hacks that make it deadly. Join us as we explore with Perlroth a cyberscape where mistakes are weaponized, backdoors abound and we all have zero degrees of separation from spies and the people they spy on. 

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    Episode 203: Jack Rhysider Exposes Our Digital Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 44:30


    What if your digital footprint made you a target? Jack Rhysider, host of "Darknet Diaries," shares how a fan turned his online presence into a personal puzzle—revealing just how easily your privacy can be pieced together and exploited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 202: Shannon Edwards Reveals the Student Data Free-for-All in New York City Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 37:11


    As technology is integrated deeper into classrooms, the lines between education and data privacy have been destroyed by for-profit data miners. This week, privacy advocate Shannon Edwards reveals how educational apps harvest sensitive information from children, commodify their data, and what parents can do to fight it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 201: Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 41:41


    Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 200: The Wild West of the Loophole Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 50:13


    We've all been there. You see something perfect online, you do all the clicks and then think, “Wait, was that legit?” Scam-lite transactions are the way of the web these days, whether it's direct-from-manufacturer or super-sticky subscriptions, we have your back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 199: CISA Director Jen Easterly Stands Watch in the Cyberwars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 43:11


    From elections to ransomware, CISA Director Jen Easterly breaks down the threats to America's critical infrastructure and what's being done to stop them, sharing along the way her journey from the real-life battlefield to the frontlines of cybersecurity. This is a rare glimpse into the most pressing threats America faces—and a compelling story about Director Easterly's own experience being targeted.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 198: Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything's a Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 42:19


    Think you're too savvy to get scammed? Author and activist Cory Doctorow explains how we're all one muffaletta and a malfunctioning jet door away from falling prey to the most basic of cons. He joins us this week to talk about that and to fill us in about his new book, “The Bezzle.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 197: FBI Operative Eric O'Neill: Cybercriminals Are Spies—Not Hackers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 50:00


    What if the biggest threat to your privacy wasn't some hacker in a hoodie—but a spy trained to infiltrate your life? Former FBI operative Eric O'Neill, the man who took down spy Robert Hanssen, explains how digital spies target us, offering along the way real-world tips to protect ourselves in a world where everyone's a potential target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 196: Max Lebow Battles a Cyber PsyOps Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 49:43


    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 195: Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 47:05


    AI is everywhere – in the news, on our devices, assisting us, making life easier for us, and for criminals, too, harnessing AI to swindle people more efficiently. What's next? We dive into the dark side of AI and ask two experts: Could AI commit the perfect crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 194: Karen Johnson's Scam Project Is a Teachable Moment for AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 37:00


    Karen Johnson is a catfisher-turned-scam avoidance coach turned–you guessed it–catfishing victim. The scam that got her is a classic, opening the door to a Pandora's Box of the usual advice about avoiding the most common scams out there. But the thing that really got us thinking is the role AI played in almost every aspect of this week's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 193: Roy Wood, Jr. Exposes the Loch Ness Monster Gun Lobby Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 39:23


    As a Daily Show correspondent, comedian Roy Wood, Jr. knows a thing or two about fake news and truthiness as well as the truth-and-a-half that is comedy. By skewering the media and the people in the news, he has special insight into how misinformation affects the way we think about the world and what we know.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 192: Max McCoy Investigates $47 Million That Isn't in Kansas Anymore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 50:54


    Max McCoy stumbled on a $47 million swindle that starts just north of the Oklahoma panhandle and bounces to Australia before things get really confusing in a haze of small town corruption, secretive law enforcement and competing theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 191: Erin West Puts the Bad Guys to Shame

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 43:18


    Erin West is the Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California, and the founder of Project Shamrock. Whether she's prosecuting eye-popping SIM-swap money grabs or putting large-scale pig butchering operations out of business, her stories and experience can help you stay safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 190: Dick Gephardt Wants a Safer Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 43:35


    Former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt is on a mission to kill Section 230, the legal shield that lets social media giants profit from chaos. If engagement-driven algorithms are fueling harmful content for the sake of profit, is it time for the U.S. to take bold action to rein in the Internet? (You know the answer, but this is a must listen!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Episode 189: Kara Swisher Calls Out the Man Babies of Big Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 41:46


    Kara Swisher has been covering Silicon Valley since the early days, and she's made a ton of enemies the old fashioned way (by telling the truth about the new robber barons of our digital lives). In a new memoir called Burn Book, she pulls the curtain back on a world run by powerful babies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 188: Jen Caltrider Unwraps Hidden Privacy Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 46:18


    Privacy expert Jen Caltrider reveals how those shiny new AI gadgets with their mind-bending tech—not to mention the social media apps capturing every moment—are a privacy nightmare. Is going analog the only safe option? Learn how to protect your data from the prying eyes of Big Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 187: Al Franken Holds a Mock Senate Hearing on Privacy with Siri and Alexa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 26:44


    No deep fake here. This week, Al Franken does his own impersonations of Bernie Sanders, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Sherrod Brown and Susan Collins in this mock Senate Hearing featuring Siri (played by the actual voice-over talent Susan Bennett) and Al's fellow SNL alum Laraine Newman playing the part of Alexa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 186: Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark Hates Scammers More than We Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 41:38


    Ever wonder why facial recognition is so accurate? Well, one reason is the shocking amount of personal data it needs (think: all the world's snapshots), and that's why Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is taking aim at the industry behind that technology.  We also review Charity's top scams to watch for this year, and other topics near and dear to our own scam-hating hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 185: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal Join Us to Discuss the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 43:37


    From cyberbullying to harmful algorithms, the risks are real. This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal join us to discuss their bipartisan bill—the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Together, they're taking on Big Tech to ensure the safety of children online. Tune in to hear how KOSA could change the digital world for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 184: Kristin Bride Lost Her Son and Now She's on a Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 55:38


    Kristen Bride's 16-year-old son died by suicide after being cyberbullied on Snapchat. Setting her sites on anonymous messaging apps that intentionally traumatize children, Bride heads to Washington DC to fight for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 183: Ava Smithing Battles Big Tech and the Algorithm Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 42:20


    Ava Smithing was eleven when she saw a swimsuit on Pinterest that she liked. That innocent click turned into an eating disorder. How? This episode explores the most dangerous thing children face today: Algorithms. On a mission to hold Big Tech accountable, Ava shares her journey as an activist with us, including her recent role providing Congressional testimony in support of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 182: The Most Scary, Interesting, and Important Stories of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 52:08


    We look back at the internet's scariest moments, the boldest defenders, and the most surprising tech twists of 2024—groundbreaking legislation, international scam-rings, and the growing fight to make the internet a safer place for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 181: Bob Sullivan Discovers a Scam That Strikes Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 42:36


    Chester Frilich lost everything to scammers, and he didn't just lose his money—he lost hope, too. Bob Sullivan joins us to recount this devastating case, revealing the IRS's unintentional role in punishing victims, and how advocacy and legislation could turn things around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 180: Amy Neville Fights Snapchat's Drug Dealer Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 45:08


    What happens when social media platforms prioritize engagement over safety? How do drug dealers exploit apps like Snapchat to target teens? Amy Neville lost her son Alex to counterfeit Oxycodone pills that were laced with Fentanyl. He bought them from a Snapchat user. She talked with us about this hidden crisis and her mission to reform social media and protect future generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 179: Tarah Wheeler and Deviant Ollam Reveal Security's Weakest Link

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 37:39


    Tarah Wheeler lost her security badge. Deviant Ollam picked his way into "secure" spaces. Together, they show how humans make or break security and why layering defenses is key to surviving inevitable mistakes. What happens when security fails because of us? Two experts dive into the blind spots in physical, digital, and human security—and why fixing them starts with being honest about our mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Episode 178: Jack Rhysider Exposes Our Digital Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 44:30


    What if your digital footprint made you a target? Jack Rhysider, host of "Darknet Diaries," shares how a fan turned his online presence into a personal puzzle—revealing just how easily your privacy can be pieced together and exploited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 176: Jen Caltrider Unwraps this Season's Hidden Privacy Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 46:33


    This holiday season, privacy expert Jen Caltrider reveals how those shiny new AI gadgets under your tree with their mind-bending tech—not to mention the social media apps capturing every moment—are a privacy nightmare. Is going analog the only safe option? Learn how to protect your data, and your holidays, from the prying eyes of Big Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 175: FBI Agent Eric O'Neill: Cybercriminals Are Spies—Not Hackers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 50:00


    What if the biggest threat to your privacy wasn't some hacker in a hoodie—but a spy trained to infiltrate your life? Former FBI operative Eric O'Neill, the man who took down spy Robert Hanssen, explains how digital spies target us, offering along the way real-world tips to protect ourselves in a world where everyone's a potential target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 174: Dick Gephardt wants a Safer Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 43:35


    Former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt is on a mission to kill Section 230, the legal shield that lets social media giants profit from chaos. If engagement-driven algorithms are fueling harmful content for the sake of profit, is it time for the U.S. to take bold action to rein in the Internet? (You know the answer, but this is a must listen!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Episode 173: CISA Director Jen Easterly Stands Watch in the Cyberwars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 48:41


    From elections to ransomware, CISA Director Jen Easterly breaks down the threats to America's critical infrastructure and what's being done to stop them, sharing along the way her journey from the real-life battlefield to the frontlines of cybersecurity. This is a rare glimpse into the most pressing threats America faces—and a compelling story about Director Easterly's own experience being targeted.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 172: Our Spookiest Episode Ever: Smart Devices and You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 51:23


    Adam, Beau, and Travis are joined by Mozilla's Jen Caltrider to uncover the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things (IoT), showing how everyday devices—like smart glasses, baby monitors, and even toasters—have become a gateway for hackers, companies, and even stalkers to exploit your personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 171: Gretchen Peters Fights the Digital Underworld in Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 51:54


    Gretchen Peters, co-founder and executive director of the Alliance to Counter Crime Online, knows better than most how criminal networks flourish on social media platforms. From drug trafficking to child exploitation, we focus on something from 1996 called Section 230 that makes many crimes possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 170: Max Lebow Battles a Cyber PsyOps Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 49:43


    When Max Lebow received a chilling Instagram message detailing intimate information about him, he found himself pulled into a cyber nightmare. In this episode, Max shares his battle with a mysterious hacker who knew enough about him to coerce him into a terrifying journey of digital manipulation, paranoia, and, finally, survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 169: Ava Smithing Battles Big Tech and the Algorithm Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 42:20


    Ava Smithing was eleven when she saw a swimsuit on Pinterest that she liked. That innocent click turned into an eating disorder. How? This episode explores the most dangerous thing children face today: Algorithms. On a mission to hold Big Tech accountable, Ava shares her journey as an activist with us, including her recent role providing Congressional testimony in support of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 168: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal Join Us to Discuss the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 43:37


    From cyberbullying to harmful algorithms, the risks are real. This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal join us to discuss their bipartisan bill—the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Together, they're taking on Big Tech to ensure the safety of children online. Tune in to hear how KOSA could change the digital world for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 167: CISA Director Jen Easterly Stands Watch in the Cyberwars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 44:51


    From elections to ransomware, CISA Director Jen Easterly breaks down the threats to America's critical infrastructure and what's being done to stop them, sharing along the way her journey from the real-life battlefield to the frontlines of cybersecurity. This is a rare glimpse into the most pressing threats America faces—and a compelling story about Director Easterly's own experience being targeted.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 166: Ken's Duplicate Driver's License Cost Him $8,000

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 42:38


    By the time Ken understood what happened, his similar-looking identity thief had walked off with $8,000. In this episode, we learn about a vulnerability courtesy the DMV and what an enterprising identity thief was able to do with it. Eva Velasquez from the Identity Theft Resource Center offers tips on safeguarding yourself. Plus: the pros and cons of password managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 165: Shannon Edwards Reveals the Student Data Free-for-All in New York City Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 42:41


    As technology is integrated deeper into classrooms, the lines between education and data privacy have been destroyed by for-profit data miners. This week, privacy advocate Shannon Edwards reveals how educational apps harvest sensitive information from children, commodify their data, and what parents can do to fight it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 164: Whim Grace Plays a Shell Game with Scammers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 46:08


    Whim wanted to teach overseas. While based on the coast of Portugal, she was offered a teaching position from two employers. She didn't know that she was about to end up with no job at all, narrowly avoiding getting taken for a bundle of dough. Also in this episode: Adam continues to hack Beau in every way imaginable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 163: Carl's Nasty Puppy Scammer Leads Him to the Cutest Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 43:51


    The isolation caused by the Covid pandemic led to record pet adoptions, and more than usual activity online. It was like chum to sharks for scammers who flooded social media accounts with adoption opportunities for popular breeds. This week's guest, Holly got in touch with us about her friend Carl who joins us too to talk about his St. Bernard-sized scam. To find out about his parting gift, you have to listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 162: Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 41:50


    Elizabeth Warren put the kibosh on bad banking practices with her vision for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and now, with the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act, she's taking on Big Data. She joined us to talk about reigning in the Wild West of online life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 161: Andy Pham Claws Back a Multi-Million Dollar Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 52:00


    There are tens of millions of small and medium-size businesses in the United States alone, and depending on their state incorporation, many are in danger of business identity theft. Andy Pham is an American hero by many standards, for sure with regard to the right to become wildly successful. He's truly living the American Dream. Having grown up in Communist Vietnam for the first ten years of his life, his mom sent him to the United States where she believed he would have a better life and avoid being drafted into the war in Cambodia. She was right. His story of success is eye-popping, but what happened to him on the scam front is almost beyond belief. Download the latest episode to hear how a nasty dentist managed to steal a five million dollar project from Pham, and how he got it back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 160: Joyce and a Bank Robber Play MahJong

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 36:14


    Like many of us, Joyce spent hours during the Covid lockdown connecting with friends by playing games online--in her case a MahJong app. Imagine her surprise when using a legitimate app to find a scammer trying to empty her entire bank account. The most likely culprit? You will rethink your game time when you hear what it was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 159: The Wild West of the Loophole Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 43:35


    We've all been there. You see something perfect online, you do all the clicks and then think, “Wait, was that legit?” Scam-lite transactions are the way of the web these days, whether it's direct-from-manufacturer or super-sticky subscriptions, we have your back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 158: Kristin Bride Lost Her Son and Now She's on a Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 55:38


    Kristen Bride's 16-year-old son died by suicide after being cyberbullied on Snapchat. Setting her sites on anonymous messaging apps that intentionally traumatize children, Bride heads to Washington DC to fight for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 157: Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 41:41


    Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 156: Beau's Cousin Makes the Right Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 42:17


    There was a video chat, phone messages and a lot of back and forth before Beau's cousin began to wonder if he was thinking straight, and called to see if we thought he was being scammed. This week we get a rare look at a pig butcher in action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 155: Andrew Steven Finds a Red Flag in His Dream Backyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 48:01


    From handshake deals to digital pat-downs, the rental market is filled with great opportunities (that is, for scammers). Our very own producer, Andrew Steven recently got some first-hand experience when he and his partner tried to find a new place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 154: Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 47:05


    AI is everywhere – in the news, on our devices, assisting us, making life easier for us, and for criminals, too, harnessing AI to swindle people more efficiently. What's next? We dive into the dark side of AI and ask two experts: Could AI commit the perfect crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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