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Positive pretexting on the rise.

Positive pretexting on the rise.

FromHacking Humans


Positive pretexting on the rise.

FromHacking Humans

ratings:
Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Joe shares a cautionary Facebook tale from his own life. Dave has the story of an Australian IT company put out of business by scammers. The catch of the day tracks the response writer and comedian Dave Holmes had to scammers pretending to be from the IRS. Rachel Tobac from Social Proof Security returns with voting security information and the latest scams she's been tracking.
Links to today's stories:
https://www.crn.com.au/news/it-suppliers-forced-to-close-after-procurement-scam-528609
https://cheezburger.com/719877/troll-comedian-gets-a-scam-call-and-decides-to-play-along
https://www.vampirecaveman.com/
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.
Released:
Aug 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.