What the Hack with Adam Levin

Episode 68: Philippa Ward’s Support Call Ransacks Her Computer

Oct 24, 2022

35:58

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Is Your Data Corrupted?

02:24

Google Ads - One Click, Sometimes All You Need

01:49

What Happened Next With Quicken?

01:43

Introduction

2min

What Happens When Spouses Send Bad Links?

2min

Social Media and Identity Theft

2min

What the Hack Podcast - The Ted Tech Podcast

2min

Do You Sell Wineries?

2min

What Happened to Quick In?

2min

What Happened Next With Quicken?

2min

How Did He Get in Your Computer?

2min

Is Your Data Corrupted?

2min

10.

Not Another True Crime Podcast by Betch's Media

2min

11.

What Did You Do When You Got a Fake Quick?

2min

12.

Quicken

2min

13.

Google Ads

2min

14.

Google Ads - One Click, Sometimes All You Need

2min

15.

Google Ads, You Shouldn't Do That

2min

16.

The Biggest Takeaway That You Got From All This?

2min

17.

How to Keep Your Financial Safe

2min

18.

Do You Leave Stuff Around the House?

3min

Philippa’s business software wasn’t working right, so she Googled for tech support and called the first number listed. Almost immediately, hackers were in her computer looking for sensitive data. This week we explore a new attack vector: online ads and business listings used as lures for unsuspecting victims, and how to avoid getting “got” by them.

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