Hacking Humans

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How scammers fill the gap. May 21, 2020

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Dave has a story on a possible Disney-styled phishing email, Joe has the skinny on a circular pyramid scheme, some listener follow-up, The Catch of the Day is a YouTube verification badge for you, and later in the show our interview with Neill Feather from SiteLock. He joins us to explain how scammers fill the gap when popular retail items are sold out.

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New phishing/scam email attempt

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Every day you're a firefighter. May 14, 2020

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Dave and Joe have a follow up for a listener, Joe has two stories on different levels of effort of phishing schemes, The Catch of the Day is looking for a sugar baby, and later in the show our interview with Marcus Carey, enterprise architect at ReliaQuest. He’s the author of the book Tribe of Hackers, and he wonders if we are living in a cybersecurity groundhog day.

Links to stories:

Anatomy of a Well-Crafted UPS, FedEX, and DHL Phishing Email During COVID-19

Phishers target investment brokers, aim for Office, SharePoint login credentials

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Exploiting our distractions. May 07, 2020

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Dave has the story of PR firms selling lies online, Joe has the story of a sophisticated Business Email Compromise attack, The Catch of the Day advises you to update your account information IMMEDIATELY, and later in the show our interview with Dave Baggett, CEO and Founder of INKY. This will be a discussion of fake stimulus payment phishing scam recently found by INKY.

Links to stories:

Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online

IR Case: The Florentine Banker Group

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Passwords are the easiest things to steal. Apr 30, 2020

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Joe takes a look at a massive sextortion spam scheme, Dave has some advice for all of us, the Catch of the Day comes from down under, and later in the show our conversation with Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer at FIDO Alliance on why phishing and passwords remain such a huge security problem and options for doing away with passwords.

Links to stories:

Following the money in a massive “sextortion” spam scheme

When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back

The Catch of the Day

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Wallet inspector. Apr 23, 2020

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Dave warns of fake QR code websites stealing Bitcoin, Joe has the return of classic cons, the Catch of the Day forgets one crucial element, and later in the show, our interview with Kurtis Minder. He’s with a company called Groupsense and they’ve been commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Dark Web.

Links to stories:

Network of fake QR code generators will steal your Bitcoin

Paris Gold Ring Scam

The Simpsons - Wallet Inspector

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They're getting smart, but we're getting smarter. Apr 16, 2020

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Joe has the story of a cold-calling conman, Dave has a story of vindication for seniors who lost money in phone scams, the Catch of the Day has Joe doing his research, and later in the show my conversation with Dustin Warren from SpyCloud. His team has been monitoring criminal forums during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he’s here to share what they’ve been seeing.

Links to stories:

Coronavirus conman barges in on 83-year-old woman

Western Union Paying $153M In Compensation To Seniors Who Lost Money In Phone Scams

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.

Even famous people get scammed. Apr 09, 2020

Show notes

Dave has the story of a Walking Dead actress raising money for a scammer, Joe has an article warning of Government websites giving bad security advice, the Catch of the Day tries to put the fear of God in it's victim, and later in the show Carole Theriault returns with an interview with a couple of researchers from a firm called Lookout, who analyzed a phishing scam with over four thousand victims.

Links to stories:

Lehigh Valley cancer scammer ensnares ‘Walking Dead’ actress

US Government Sites Give Bad Security Advice

It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name

The Catch of the Day:

https://twitter.com/thedave2006/status/1223736469568851969

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Shedding light on the human element. Apr 02, 2020

Show notes

Joe has the story of a very exposing scam, Dave has the scoop on a rare BadUSB attack, The Catch of the Day is a 'lame scammer who needs to get a life' and later in the show our conversation with Tom Miller from ClearForce on continuous discovery in the workplace, and the human side of protecting your business.

Links to stories:

‘What kind of breast check-up would need my face?’: Woman falls victim to Facebook Messenger scam

Rare BadUSB attack detected in the wild against US hospitality provider

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.

Paging Dr. Dochterman. Mar 26, 2020

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Dave shares an example of modern-day snake oil, Joe brings us his favorite old-time scams, the Catch of the Day is straight from Dr. Dochterman - you really can't make this stuff up - and later in the show Joe speaks with Scott Knauss - a security consultant who was targeted by scammers.

Links to stories:

Coronavirus Scam Alert: Beware Fake Fox News Articles Promising A CBD Oil Cure

Slowing the Scammers

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Disinformation vs. misinformation. Mar 19, 2020

Show notes

Dave shares the story of a malicious website posing as a Coronavirus map supposedly from Johns Hopkins University, Joe has the story of an elderly woman who lost a lot of money to two men claiming her grandson was in a car accident, the Catch of the Day's dying wish is to give you money to build an orphanage, and later in the show Carole Theriault returns and speaks with Samuel C. Woolley from University of Texas at Austin on disinformation campaigns.

Links to stories:

the Botometer

The Catch of the Day:

Been going back and forth with these a-holes for a few weeks now. More pictures in comments.

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