Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 696
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Even famous people get scammed.
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 G…
00:34:41 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Shedding light on the human element.
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…
00:31:47 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Paging Dr. Dochterman.
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 th…
00:41:07 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Disinformation vs. misinformation.
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 he…
00:30:10 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Winking emoji.
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 wan…
00:31:30 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Don't go looking for morality here.
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 infiltra…
00:37:09 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
The art of cheating.
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 Ca…
00:33:40 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Hi, I'm trying to steal your money.
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 …
00:29:55 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Fake news and misplaced trust.
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 …
00:33:20 |
Thu 13 Feb 2020
I wouldn't want my computer to be disappointed.
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 th…
00:29:02 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
They had no idea.
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 stra…
00:30:09 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Flipping the script.
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 at…
00:30:18 |
Thu 23 Jan 2020
Life in the (second) age of pirates.
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 th…
00:31:27 |
Thu 16 Jan 2020
Ransomware is a reality.
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 …
00:28:50 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
Leading by example and positive reenforcement.
Dave has a warning from a galaxy far, far away. Joe has a report of a scam attempt on a listener who fancies fancy pens. The catch of the day features a Tinder dating app bot scam. Our guest is Denni…
00:29:21 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
Telling The Truth In A Dishonest Way - Rebroadcast
Today's episode is a re-broadcast of an episode from August 2018.
Dave looks at Hollywood script pitch event scams. Joe describes a romance scam murder scheme. Spontaneously combusting ATM cards. Gu…
00:31:00 |
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Managing access and insider threats.
Joe's wife has been getting suspicious shipping notices. Dave describes a phone scam where crooks intercept phone calls. The catch of the day turns the tables on a would-be scammer. Carole Theriault …
00:31:19 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
If you didn't ask for it don't install it.
Dave describes a gas-pump hidden camera scam. Joe shares the story of a fraudulent Microsoft Windows Update notice. The catch of the day involves a scammer making use of an online celebrity's profile…
00:27:21 |
Thu 12 Dec 2019
I really wanted that shed.
Joe shares the story of a woman losing her life savings to a scammer claiming to be from the FBI. Dave describes the $139 shed scam. The catch of the day is another threat of revealing compromising p…
00:31:29 |
Thu 05 Dec 2019
Security has to be friendly.
Dave wonders about Juice Jacking warnings. Joe shares findings from Agari's latest email fraud and identity deception report. The catch of the day promises romance in exchange for airline tickets. Ou…
00:29:35 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
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