Hacking Humans

Host Maria Varmazis discusses healthcare fraud and elder scams, including a $900 million scheme targeting hospice patients. They also cover phone-based fraud attempts on UK seniors and a beneficiary scam involving the FBI and the National Bank of Belgium.

The podcast explores the term APT, detailing its origins in US military observations of cyber-attacks attributed to China in the early 2000s and its current use in describing long-term cyber espionage groups infiltrating networks.

Maria Varmazis from T-Minus daily space show joins to discuss supplement scams with AI, Airplane WiFi risks, and romance scheme fraud. Scammers use deepfakes, and evil twin attacks target travelers. 2 women charged in romance scam defrauding $7M from elderly.

Delving into the history and impact of 'backdoors' in cybersecurity, this episode explores their origins from World War I to current supply chain attacks. References to 'War Games' and high-profile breaches like NotPetya and SolarWinds highlight the significance of this hidden access method.

A discussion on the costly Business Email Compromise scams, emphasizing the need for verification. Stories shared include a police impersonation scam and the privacy concerns on Venmo transactions. An amusing email scam involving EuroMillions winners is dissected, along with communication mishaps and unique trivia banter.

Exploration of watering hole attacks, including a real-life case on the International Civil Aviation Organization. Browser exploitation contest showcases evolving IT security landscape and need for robust protection in the digital age.

Blair Cohen from AuthenticID explains how generative AI intersects with authentication. The hosts discuss scams, NFT dev impostors, and taking a scammer quiz. They share tech scam experiences and caution against clicking on suspicious links. The conversation also covers advancements in AI technology, biometric security, and the use of Mastodon for social media.

Join Selena Larson with Dave Bittner and Rick Howard as they uncover 'Operation Endgame,' a strategy to disrupt Russian cybercriminals. Explore the tactics used to erode trust and expose internal communications, hindering their operations. Dive into the impact of law enforcement efforts on ransomware and the role of cryptocurrency in global cyber operations.

Network observation systems designed to monitor globally unreachable but unused Internet address space or the Deep Web in order to study a wide range of interesting Internet phenomena.

This week Joe and Dave share some interesting follow up from a few episodes ago where Dave shared his love for baby grand pianos and how scammers we're using that to lure people into traps. Listener George wrote in to share about a show on UK Channel 4, called "The Piano," it's a music competition where visitors play a public piano in a train station, judged by hidden famous pianists, with winners performing at the UK Royal Festival Hall. Joe's story is a warning to travel goers using booking.com, as they share scams are at a all time high. Dave's story follows some neighborhood Facebook groups, and how they are inundated with posts about air duct cleaning services, prompting an investigation that reveals a scam involving fake profiles, telemarketers in Pakistan, and local technicians. Our catch of the day comes from listener Christopher, who writes in to share an outlandish message he received from a hacker with too much time on their hands.Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing!Links to the stories: Note by Note: The Making of a Steinway Piano | Musical Instrument | ENDEVR Documentary Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams Air Duct Cleaning Scam Exposed! Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com.