DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches Obfuscated: Online Threats and the Visually Impaired
Oct 4, 2023
28:43
Billions of dollars in losses is bad enough. But when a friend loses $1,000 on a platform he trusted, online fraud gets personal.
In this podcast episode, we dive deep into the world of online fraud with the personal account of Tim Utzig, a Senior Associate Analyst at Anser and friend of his Selena Larson. Utzig, who is blind, lost $1,000 in an online scam. His story highlights the difficulties and risksof being a person with a disability in an online world that enables cyber crime and often neglects accessibility.
Timothy Kromphardt, an email fraud researcher at Proofpoint, used his expertise tracking scams and engaging directly with threat actors to help Utzif recover. He explains the complexities of cyber crime investigations and the roadblocks to bringing scammers to justice.
TIMESTAMPS
[1:00] Twitter scam story
[6:00] Viewing images with a screen reader
[8:45] Scam Busting
[12:30] Cautions to scam busting
[17:40] Unraveling the Twitter scam follow up
[20:20] Involvement of the police force & government
[26:35] Protection techniques for people with disabilities
[27:20] Key characteristics of fraud
Resources mentioned:
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-laptop-scam-hunters/
For more information, check out our website.
In this podcast episode, we dive deep into the world of online fraud with the personal account of Tim Utzig, a Senior Associate Analyst at Anser and friend of his Selena Larson. Utzig, who is blind, lost $1,000 in an online scam. His story highlights the difficulties and risksof being a person with a disability in an online world that enables cyber crime and often neglects accessibility.
Timothy Kromphardt, an email fraud researcher at Proofpoint, used his expertise tracking scams and engaging directly with threat actors to help Utzif recover. He explains the complexities of cyber crime investigations and the roadblocks to bringing scammers to justice.
TIMESTAMPS
[1:00] Twitter scam story
[6:00] Viewing images with a screen reader
[8:45] Scam Busting
[12:30] Cautions to scam busting
[17:40] Unraveling the Twitter scam follow up
[20:20] Involvement of the police force & government
[26:35] Protection techniques for people with disabilities
[27:20] Key characteristics of fraud
Resources mentioned:
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-laptop-scam-hunters/
For more information, check out our website.