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Episode 142: Tarah Wheeler Narrowly Avoids Getting Got Apr 02, 2024

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No one is immune from being scammed. Just ask Tarah Wheeler, founder and CEO of Red Queen Dynamics, a company that specializes in keeping people scam-free. While onboarding a new hire, a process she put in place stopped a scammer despite a serious cyber misstep.

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Episode 141: Secret Service Agent “Mark” Works the Pan-Africa Beat Mar 26, 2024

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Who better to talk to about pan-African crime syndicates than someone tasked with shutting them down? From drug mules and sextortion to romance scams and spearphishing, this week’s talk with Secret Service Agent “Mark” pulls back the curtain on Black Axe and other crime rings operating worldwide.

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Episode 140: Cybersecurity Girl Caitlin Sarian Tries to Delete Herself Online Mar 19, 2024

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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.

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Episode 139: Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam Mar 12, 2024

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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.”

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Episode 138: Presley Rhodes Fights an Army of Thirst Trap Thieves Mar 05, 2024

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Presley Rhodes makes a living posting what she calls “the subtle art of the thirst trap.” Popular on Instagram, she uses that platform to draw her most parched followers to OnlyFans where she can get paid. But what happens when a scammer buys access to those images? Nothing good.

To hear what happened (and try to figure it out) we talked to someone who was scammed, someone who came to the rescue (former White House CIO and What the Hack guest Theresa Payton) and a United States Secret Service agent working in South Africa to catch the bad guys.

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Episode 137: Joy and Michelle Talk Skimmers, Scammers and SNAP EBT Fraud Feb 27, 2024

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SNAP food assistance is a lifeline for more than 40 million Americans experiencing food insecurity. In a growing trend, criminals are targeting major security lapses in SNAP fund distribution, stealing millions in aid, so we asked this week’s guests how we can put a stop to it.

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Episode 136: Brett Johnson Explains the Abject Terror that Awaits Us All Feb 20, 2024

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Brett Johnson has been called the Godfather of cyber crime. He was on the FBI’s most-wanted list. And he was on What the Hack before! He returns for a freewheeling conversation about what’s new in cybercrime, how it’s changed and wants you to know how to better protect your digital life.

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Episode 135: Christina’s Alleged Romance Scammer Plays A Long Con Feb 13, 2024

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Romance scammers spend a lot of time on dating apps, but they almost never meet their targets in person. Christina’s Mr. Right moved quickly. Charming in-person, he lived in the same area and worked in the same industry. It was only after she committed to building a new life with him in Florida that everything began to fall apart.

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Episode 134: EFF's Eva Galperin Is Not the Pope of Fighting Stalkerware (But She Is) Feb 06, 2024

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Privacy matters for most of us, but it can be a matter of life and death for some especially when it comes to stalkerware. Electronic Frontier Foundation director of cybersecurity Eva Galperin joined us this week to teach us about the way too common software that can be used to track your every move.

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Episode 133: Tim Byrne’s Vintage Industrial is Scammer-Proof Jan 30, 2024

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Tim Byrne’s vintage industrial furniture designs are a staple for A-Listers and designers around the world, which puts him in the sites of scammers–whether the target is time, money or goods. Listen as we learn how Byrne’s keen eye for the masterpiece lurking in a hunk of old factory equipment helps him spot thieves before they can strike.

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