Hacking Humans

Latest Episodes:

Winking emoji. Mar 12, 2020

Show notes

Joe shares the story of a phishing website posing as the Singapore Police site, Dave shares a harmful, simple little message, the Catch of the Day drags her scammer through the mud and asks if he wants his casserole dish back. Later in the show our conversation with Gretel Egan from Proofpoint on their 2020 State of the Phish report.

Links to stories:

SPF warns of phishing website posing as police site

Nemty Ransomware Actively Distributed via 'Love Letter' Spam

2020 State of the Phish Report

The Catch of the Day:

“My Wife Spent Three Days Trolling A Scammer”

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Don't go looking for morality here. Mar 05, 2020

Show notes

Dave has a story of an investment scam featuring celebrities, Joe warns of scams surrounding the Coronavirus, the Catch of the Day features Joe's son-in-law's adventure with thousands of bot infiltrations, and later in the show, Dave's extended interview with magicians and entertainers Penn and Teller at RSAC 2020 in San Francisco.

Links to stories:

Revealed: fake 'traders' allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam

Coronavirus: Scammers follow the headlines

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The art of cheating. Feb 27, 2020

Show notes

Joe shares some insights into the art of cheating travelers, Dave has a story of a woman facing drug charges trying to kidnap another woman's baby, an update on last week's bizarre phone scam, The Catch of the Day features otters, sexy ham, frustrated scammers and... you're just going to need to listen. Later in the show, our interview with Tim Sadler from Tessian on human element of cybersecurity and phishing schemes.

Links to stories:

The art of cheating travelers at dhabas

Woman who posed as baby photographer charged after drugging a mother and planning to steal her child, prosecutors say

The Catch of the Day

Inside a scam call center

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Hi, I'm trying to steal your money. Feb 20, 2020

Show notes

Dave shares the most bizarrely honest phone scam of all time, Joe has a pretend PayPal phishing scam, the Catch of the Day finally lets Dave show us his best Blanche Devereaux, and later in the show Christopher Hadnagy from Social Engineer LLC returns with an update on the trends he’s been tracking.

Links to stories:

Active PayPal Phishing Scam Targets SSNs, Passport Photos

Current PayPal phishing campaign or "give me all your personal information"

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Fake news and misplaced trust. Feb 13, 2020

Show notes

Joe shares a collection of romance scams from the great plains, Dave has a report which uncovered a root system of fake news, the catch of the day comes straight from... Warren Buffett? Later in the show Carole Theriault speaks with Lisa Forte from Red Goat on how her experiences working with the police have informed her perspective on the human factors in cyber security.

Links to stories:

Don't Get CatPhished This Valentine's Day By a Scammer

These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. We Found Out Who Created Them.

Researchers propose detecting deepfakes with surprising new tool: Mice

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I wouldn't want my computer to be disappointed. Feb 06, 2020

Show notes

Dave finally has good news. Joe shares a fake website created by the US Trading Commission... which doesn't exist. The catch of the day threatens FULL DATA LOSS! Later in the show, Anna Collard is the founder of security content publisher of Popcorn Training – a South African company that promotes Cyber Security awareness by using story-based techniques. Our conversation centers on the state of cyber security in Africa.

Links to stories:

DOJ sues US telecom providers for connecting Indian robocall scammers

The aforementioned DOJ complaint

Uncle Sam compensates you for data leaks (yeah, right)

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They had no idea. Jan 30, 2020

Show notes

Dave shares a particularly exposing sextortion scam. Joe has a story of a million-dollar scam that targeted college students in Miami just trying to pay their tuition. The catch of the day comes straight from The U.S. President. Later in the show, part two of Carole Theriault's interview with Jamie Bartlett, the brains and host behind The Missing Cryptoqueen, an amazing BBC podcast about trying to get to the bottom of the OneCoin scam.

Links to stories:

Fresh New Nest Video Extortion Scam Plays Out Like a Spy Game

WeChat and stolen credit cards: How scammers victimized Miami Chinese college students

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Flipping the script. Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

Dave's phone is blowing up with smishing attempts. Joe shares a story about fake license renewal attempts from The New Zealand Transportation Agency. The catch of the day flips the script on their attacker. Later in the show Carole Theriault speaks with Jamie Bartlett, the brains and host behind The Missing Cryptoqueen, an amazing BBC podcast about trying to get to the bottom of the OneCoin scam.

Links to stories:

Fresh Apple #Phishing found

The catch of the day

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Life in the (second) age of pirates. Jan 16, 2020

Show notes

Dave has an account from a man who was almost scammed by an impersonation of his own close friend. Joe has the story of a sophisticated phishing scheme involving Microsoft Office 365. The catch of the day goes all the way back to the age of pirates. Carole Theriault interviews Andrew Brandt from Sophos regarding their 2020 threat report.

Links to stories:

Tricky Phish Angles for Persistence, Not Passwords

SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report

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Ransomware is a reality. Jan 09, 2020

Show notes

Dave has a master list of cyberbadness. Joe has some handy red flags this tax season straight from our beloved IRS. The catch of the day features an alluring proposition from someone who is probably not "Sofia". Our guest is Devon Kerr with Elastic Security Intelligence and Analytics who shares his insights about Ransomware.

Links to stories:

7 types of virus – a short glossary of contemporary cyberbadness

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