Hacking Humans

Joe's wife has been getting suspicious shipping notices. Dave describes a phone scam where crooks intercept phone calls. The catch of the day turns the tables on a would-be scammer. Carole Theriault speaks with Peter Draper from Gurucul about their 2020 Insider Threat Report.Links to stories:https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-warn-of-new-phone-scam-where-criminals-intercept-your-calls-1.4706758Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Dave describes a gas-pump hidden camera scam. Joe shares the story of a fraudulent Microsoft Windows Update notice. The catch of the day involves a scammer making use of an online celebrity's profile picture. Our guest is Karl Sigler from Trustwave with tips for staying safe online through the holidays. Links to stories:https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/11/hidden-cam-above-bluetooth-pump-skimmer/https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/fake-windows-update-spam-leads-to-cyborg-ransomware-and-its-builder/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Joe shares the story of a woman losing her life savings to a scammer claiming to be from the FBI. Dave describes the $139 shed scam. The catch of the day is another threat of revealing compromising photos. Carole Theriault speaks with Chris Bush from ObserveIT about security threats from employee burnout.Links to stories:https://www.wsj.com/articles/robocall-scams-exist-because-they-workone-womans-story-shows-how-11574351204https://youtu.be/zFQUCCbodHcHave a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Dave wonders about Juice Jacking warnings. Joe shares findings from Agari's latest email fraud and identity deception report. The catch of the day promises romance in exchange for airline tickets. Our guests are David Spark and Allan Alford, cohosts of the Defense in Depth podcast. Links to stories: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/travelers-beware-juice-jacking-public-charging-stations-safely-67004765 https://www.agari.com/cyber-intelligence-research/e-books/q4-2019-report.pdfhttps://cisoseries.com/introducing-defense-in-depth-podcast/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Joe shares stories of typo-squatting. Dave reminds warns us against responding to malicious email, even just for fun. The catch of the day is from a listener, leading on a romance scammer. Carole Theriault returns with an interview with Chris Olson from The Media Trust on how targeted advertising can enable election interference.Links from this week's stories:https://www.securityweek.com/err-human-squat-criminalhttps://info.phishlabs.com/blog/dont-respond-suspicious-emailsHave a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Joe shares a report on who's more susceptible for scams. Dave shares a story from a listener who what hit by a scam attempt while staying at a hotel. Our catch of the day involves an attempt to scam someone selling a motorcycle. Our guest is Maria Konnikova, an award-winning author, journalist, and international champion poker player. Her latest book is The Biggest Bluff.Links to stories: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/28/this-might-surprise-you-seniors-are-not-more-susceptible-scams-younger-adults-are/ https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/protecting-older-consumers-2018-2019-report-federal-trade-commission/p144401_protecting_older_consumers_2019_1.pdfhttps://twentytwowords.com/man-gets-revenge-on-craigslist-scammer-in-the-most-satisfying-way-imaginable/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Happy Halloween from Joe, Dave, and everyone at the CyberWire!

Dave describes a credential gathering scam targeting users of the Stripe online payment system. Joe responds to an email message from his boss, and learns a valuable lesson. Our catch of the day follows someone as they string along a text messaging scammer. Carole Theriault returns with an interview with J Bennett of Signifyd, an AI firm fighting romance scams.Links to stories: https://cofense.com/credential-phish-masks-scam-page-url-thwart-vigilant-users/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Joe has the story of a convincing scammer who makes an innocent woman doubt herself. Dave describes an online utility that helps users delete unwanted user accounts and also rates the difficulty of doing so. The catch of the day requests help in an investment scam (but lacks punctuation). Our guest is Henry Ajder from Deeptrace Labs on their research on Deep Fakes. Links to stories:https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/swansea-mum-scammed-out-1000-17065476https://backgroundchecks.org/justdeleteme/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

Dave describes a ponzi scheme that bought up legitimate investment firms. Joe shares research into deep fakes. The catch of the day includes an invitation to join the illuminati. Ray [REDACTED] returns with followup from his prior visit, along with new information to share.Links to stories: https://13wham.com/news/local/feds-in-rochester-to-detail-multi-million-dollar-ponzi-scheme https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/10/09/deepfakes-have-doubled-overwhelmingly-targeting-women/Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.