As a journalist, he’s traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world and managed to not get hacked. But the moment he gets some down time at home: O, the shame.  Also covered: smishing, social engineering, 419 scams and once again, why you should never re-use your passwords.Read the episode transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Covid-19 pandemic created massive unemployment and with that, a shadow pandemic of unemployment scams. In our second episode, Adam’s sister-in-law was targeted in two different states and tells us the tale. Also discussed: are biometrics better than passwords?Read the episode transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that you can activate malware on your computer just by looking at an image posted in the comments of an online discussion? We're big on good cyber hygiene. Our first episode provides an important life lesson: Always use a burner computer to troll your enemies. And of course beware of evil clowns. Check out Roy’s story about the time he got hacked while trolling QAnon followers. Read the episode transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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