This week, we are joined by host of N2K's T-Minus Space Daily podcast, Maria Varmazis, she sits down with Joe and Dave to discuss sextorion materials that were found on popular social media apps such as, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. Joe and Dave share quite a bit of follow up, Joe starts with an anonymous listener writing in sharing their story o ... Show More
Today
Convinced, compromised, and confirmed.
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are back sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that a ... Show More
51m 16s
Jul 3
Brushed aside: The subtle scam you didn't order.
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are back sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making ... Show More
44 m
Jul 2021
Bonus episode - Help! I lost all my savings to a scammer
Would you fall for a £17,000 scam? You might think you are too smart to be duped by fraudsters, but under lockdown, criminals have come up with frighteningly convincing ways of parting us from our hard-earned cash. Claer Barrett talks to 31-year-old listener Jenny about how profe ... Show More
24m 50s
Feb 2024
How The Cut's Financial Advice Columnist Was Scammed Out Of $50K
This week, Sara and Danny cover the viral story from The Cut's own financial advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, who was the unlikely victim of a scam that cost her $50,000. They get into Cowles' article, which details how over the course of just one day, the scammers - posing as ... Show More
44m 27s
May 2020
The Dark Secrets of a Hacking Hero
In May of 2017, Marcus Hutchins saved the internet. A vicious ransomware attack known as WannaCry had infected computer systems across dozens of countries. It was the worst cyberattack in history at the time, and it seemed unstoppable. But Hutchins, a 23-year-old-hacker in Ilfrac ... Show More
30m 39s
Mar 2023
Photo cropping bombshell, TikTok debates, and real estate scams
It could be a case of aCropalypse now for Google Pixel users, there's a warning for house buyers, and just why is TikTok being singled out for privacy concerns?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security v ... Show More
47m 53s
May 2020
Episode 34: Amazon Sells 10k Per Second, David Icke Is Banned, Cruise Ships Are Stranded At Sea
Amazon reveals it's been selling about $10,000 dollars worth of stuff every single second for the past three months. Facebook and YouTube have permanently banned controversial conspiracy theorist David Icke, saying he repeate4dly violated company policies about misinformation. An ... Show More
14m 50s
Jun 2021
Cozy Bear, dildo scams, and robo hires and fires
Microsoft warns about a hacking gang that is far from cuddly, algorithms rather than managers are firing people, and our guest receives a surprising email from "Amazon"...And you will NOT want to miss checking out a very special "Pick of the week"!
All this and much much more is ... Show More
56m 26s
Mar 2022
The Rise of the Hacking Group LAPSUS$
It started with SIM swapping and escalated into hacks of Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and EA. They’re LAPSUS$, a hacking collective that’s been the boogeyman of big corporations for the past few years. People have wondered about their motivations and identities.
Now, seven of them ha ... Show More
33m 17s