In milestone episode 300, Jayson E. Street (a renowned hacker, helper, and human who has successfully robbed banks, hotels, government facilities, and Biochemical companies on five continents) joins us to share what he’s been up to recently...
In this episode we discuss the FBI’s remarkable takedown of the Qakbot botnet, a saga involving ransomware, cryptocurrency, and the FBI pushing an uninstaller to thousands of victim PCs. Next, we explore how a major U.S. energy organization...
In this best of episode from December 2021, we revisit Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. What are they, how to identify them, and why BEC scams have resulted in well over $3 billion in losses since 2016, more than any other type of fraud in the...
In this episode we debunk the fearmongering surrounding “juice jacking,” a cyber attack where attackers steal data from devices that are charging via USB ports. Next, we dive into a case where a photographer tried to get his photos...
Law enforcement agencies across 17 countries have cracked down on Genesis Market, one of the largest criminal marketplaces, resulting in the arrests of 120 people globally. Popular family safety app, Life360, has been used by sex traffickers to...
What is Apple Mail Privacy Protection and how does it hide your IP address, so senders can’t link it to your online activity or determine your location, government authorities such as the FBI and NSA have released a list of top attack vectors used...
The FBI searched emails, texts and other electronic communications of 3.4 million U.S. residents without a warrant, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have announced they will support a new passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and...
The EARN IT Act is back for a second time which would pave the way for a new massive government surveillance system in the US, romance scams are on the rise so don’t fall for love in all the wrong places, and details about a new ransomware...
Researchers have discovered a new web tracking technique using your graphics card, scammers are exploiting security weaknesses on job recruitment websites to post fraudulent job postings, and how a hacker single-handedly took down North...
Canada’s federal government admitted to surveilling its population’s movements during the COVID-19 lock-down by tracking 33 million phones, the FBI warned that a hacker group has been sending malware-laden USB sticks to companies, and details on a...