

Cyber Crime Junkies
Cyber Crime Junkies. Host David Mauro.
Translating Cyber into Plain Terms. Newest AI, Social Engineering, and Ransomware Attack Insight to Protect Businesses and Reduce Risk. Latest Cyber News from the Dark web, research, and insider info. Interviews of Global Technology Leaders, sharing True Cyber Crime stories and advice on how to manage cyber risk.Find all content at www.CyberCrimeJunkies.com and videos on YouTube @CyberCrimeJunkiesPodcast
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Mar 21, 2025 • 60min
Missing CEO. Dead or Alive.
Story of A dead or missing CEO, Gerald Cotten, CEO of Quadriga CX, the largest Exchange in Canada. Topics: missing ceo dead or alive, the ultimate exit scam, exit scams explained, faking death for cyber crime, exist scams for cyber crime, exist scams explained, why people fake their death, how people change identity, why people change identity, exit scams and fake ids, cyber crime exist scam, did Gerald Cotten really die, when people fake their death. Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 18, 2025 • 44min
Best ways to keep up to date on security news. Latest Cyber Crimes.
Best ways to keep up to date on security news. Latest Cyber Crimes. So many cybercrimes and so little time. Every week we get inundated with news affects our personal and professional lives. How do we stay current? Is there meaning or context behind the news story? Which ones are top-of-mind?We explore some of the very latest cybercrime and security events and what they mean. What to look for, the context to make sense of it all.From a horrifyingly tragic teenage sextortion case with fatal results to the most recent ransomware breaches involving notorious cybercrime gang LOCKBIT, we provide insight and context. Bite-sized digestible segments. Top-of-mind cybercrime stories. The meaning behind the story.Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 16, 2025 • 1h 4min
AI's risks to small business EXPOSED. How Attackers Adopt Early 🎯
🔥 New Episode Alert! 🔥A powerful conversation, David Mauro teams up with former Intel Security Executive and experienced CISO, Matthew Rosenquist, to break down the ai risks to small business. Discover AI in social engineering, importance of communication in security, and business communication in cyber security, making businesses more vulnerable than ever.Key Topics Covered: ✅ Generative AI vs. Agentic AI — What's the Difference? ✅ How Deepfakes Are Changing Hiring Risks ✅ Why Security Leaders Must Master Business Communication💬 "Attackers maintain the initiative." 💬 "Deepfakes are a big issue now." 💬 "You need to make a business case."🔍 Learn how to align cybersecurity strategies with business goals and communicate value to stakeholders effectively. Don’t miss this insightful episode!🎯 Watch Now 👇 #AI #Cybersecurity #BusinessSecurity #GenerativeAI #Deepfakes #RiskManagementSend us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 15, 2025 • 38min
Rise And Fall of Crypto Star. FBI most wanted, Ruja Ignatova. Crypto News.
Crypto News, Cyber flash point about self-proclaimed Bitcoin killer, OneCoin. rise and fall of crypto star FBI most wanted, Ruja Ignatova. To Submit a TIP and Potentially collect the new $5 Million Reward, you can submit a tip online at www.tips.FBI.gov Or Call 1-800-CALL-FBIThe rise and fall of ONE COIN and the hunt for Ruja Ignatova is a story of a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that attracted over $4 billion in investments. Dr. Ruja Ignatova, the charismatic founder of ONE COIN, presented it as a revolutionary cryptocurrency accessible to everyone. Investors were drawn in by her impressive credentials and persuasive presentations. However, investigations revealed that ONE COIN lacked genuine blockchain technology and was a fraudulent scheme. Ignatova disappeared in 2017 and remains on the FBI's most wanted list. Her brother and co-founder, Sebastian Greenwood, and other accomplices have been arrested and sentenced.Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 13, 2025 • 1h 9min
AI Exposed. Latest Social Engineering Business Cyber Risk.
Experts Nick Mullen and Nick Oles discuss artificial intelligence and the impact of ai on business cyber risk. They share their personal stories of how they got into the field and highlight the importance of understanding the analogies between physical and cybersecurity controls. Nick Oles is author of How to Catch a Phish nick@thenetdefender.com https://thenetdefender.com/ Nick Mullen is a CISSP, CCSP, PMP and Principal, at Sanguine Security Solutions. Chapters 2:20 The Evolution of Deepfake Technology10:03 Breaking into Cyber for other fields. Origin Stories.33:16 Training Employees to Recognize and Respond to Deepfake Attacks42:11 Preventing Cyber Attacks: Key Practices46:45 Training Employees to Detect Phishing Emails53:24 Understanding the Human Attack Surface Key Topics: impact of ai on business cyber risk, how ai powered social engineering affects you, social impact of artificial intelligence, social engineering risks from new ai, how ai is changing cyber crime tactics, how ai is changing phishing tactics, how to measure new ai cyber risk, how ai increases cyber risk, how to measure new ai increased cyber risk, risks from ai deep fake explained, ai deep fake risks explained, dangers of synthetic media, Artificial Intelligence And Risk In Cyber Security, new dangers of sySend us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 8, 2025 • 59min
Innovative Ways to Reduce Website Spoofing
After years in the industry, inventing and exploring emerging technologies, Gideon Hazam, Co-Founder, COO and CSM at Memcyco, https://www.memcyco.com/home found a way to solve a problem outside the normal cybersecurity approaches. He joins us behind the scenes to discuss innovative ways to reduce website spoofing. Key Topics:new ways to reduce cyber risks in financial institutions,ways to prevent account take overs,innovative ways to reduce website spoofing, latest types of phishing, dangers of website spoofing, social engineering attacks against financial institutions,Chapters01:09 The Importance of Brand Protection04:01 The Impact of COVID-19 on Cybercrime06:28 Methods of Website Spoofing08:37 Account Takeover and Phishing09:30 Current Solutions and Challenges20:13 Expanding to Other Industries24:38 Alerting the Original Brand and Customers26:19 Real-Time Detection of Spoofed Sites27:46 Customer Alerts and Integration with Security Operations Centers30:51 Introduction to Memsico and its Integration with Risk and Fraud33:25 Challenges Faced by Organizations in Impersonation Attacks35:38 Focus on Brand Reputation and Customer Trust36:34 The Need for Protection Against Spoofing Attacks46:15 Marking and Tracing Stolen Credentials48:04 Uniqueness of Memsico and Patented Technology49:14 The Three Parts of Memsico's Platform: Detection, Protection, and ActionSend us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 4min
Unmasking Invisible Threats: Quantifying Cyber Security
Rob Black, a security educator and Fractional CISO, joins us to discuss the best ways for quantifying cyber security and why it is crucial for small and medium-sized business owners. David Mauro interviews Rob Black, the founder of Fractional CISO, about his journey in the cybersecurity industry and the challenges faced by medium-sized businesses. They discuss the importance of translating cybersecurity into business terms, the need for internal communication and making the case to leadership, and the role of AI in cybersecurity. They also touch on the impact of cyber attacks on reputation and the struggles faced by SMBs in implementing effective cybersecurity measures. Overall, the conversation provides insights into the current state of the cybersecurity industry and the challenges faced by businesses of all sizes. The conversation focuses on the importance of endpoint security for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the context of remote work. It also discusses the need for risk quantification in cybersecurity and the challenges faced by SMBs in implementing cybersecurity controls. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the future of Fractional CISO and the use of AI in cybersecurity.Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 6, 2025 • 34min
Is Ransomware Dead? What Cyber Criminals Are Saying.
Is Ransomware Dead? Jon DiMaggio, Author of The Art of Cyber Warfare and Chief Security Researcher at Analyst 1, joins us, in this second of a two-part discussion. Here we discuss: how cyber crime is shifting gears exclusive look inside their shocking new tacticsinsight from the mouths of top cyber crime gang leaders. We bring you Inside the Corporate-Style Operations of Cyber Criminals.· Don't miss the Video episodes!· Our YouTube Channel @Cybercrimejunkiespodcast· Contact us direct! Find the Podcast, extra content, extras and more at https://cybercrimejunkies.com.· Don't Miss VIGILANCE. The Newsletter. Translating cyber into understandable business language. Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Mar 1, 2025 • 58min
Phone Rings. It's A Social Engineer Callling.
Video Episode: https://youtu.be/oH7FpvHOhVA This is the story of Matt Smallman, author of “Unlocking Your Call Centre”, about how call centers can be security risks. Our discussion gives exclusive insight into how biometrics fail in security, problems with voice authentication and explore military tactics and biometrics. We explore how to balance convenience with security, how to protect call centers from social engineering and ways to reduce cyber security risks in call centers without compromising the customer experience.Send us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/

Feb 28, 2025 • 32min
Quantum AI: What You Need to Know NOW!
Quantum AI: What You Need to Know NOW! 🚨🔐 Quantum computing is revolutionizing cybersecurity—are we ready? In this Cyber Crime Junkies episode, we uncover how quantum tech could break encryption, threaten sensitive data, and reshape industries. But is it all bad? Discover the risks, the opportunities, and what businesses must do now to stay ahead.⚡ Quantum Threats & Solutions 🔑 Why Encryption May Soon Be Obsolete 🚀 How to Prepare for the Quantum EraDon't get left behind—watch now! 🔥 #QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity #CyberCrimeJunkiesSend us a textGrowth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show🔥New Special Offers! 🔥 Remove Your Private Data Online Risk Free Today. Try Optery Risk Free. Protect your privacy and remove your data from data brokers and more. 🔥No risk.🔥Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies 🔥Want to Try AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning? Try Eleven Labs Today 🔥 Want Translator, Audio Reader or prefer a Custom AI Agent for your organization? Highest quality we found anywhere. You can try ELEVAN LABS here risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq 🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode! Dive Deeper: 🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com Engage with us on Socials: ✅ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddmauro/ 📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/