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May 2023
39m 21s

133: I'm the Real Connor

Jack Rhysider
About this episode

One day Connor Tumbleson got an email saying his identity has been stolen. And this was one of the strangest days he’s ever had.


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Sources

https://connortumbleson.com/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/glut-of-fake-linkedin-profiles-pits-hr-against-the-bots/

Snippet from Darknet Diaries ep 119 about North Korean’s getting tech jobs to steal bitcoin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ik6bAwELA



Attribution


Assembled by Tristan Ledger.

Sound design by Garrett Tiedemann.

Episode artwork by odibagas.

Mixing by Proximity Sound.

Theme music created by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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