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Magic, illusion, and scams, oh my.

Magic, illusion, and scams, oh my.

FromHacking Humans


Magic, illusion, and scams, oh my.

FromHacking Humans

ratings:
Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brian Brushwood a former magician, joins Perry Carpenter, host of 8th Layer Insights, to talk about his new podcast, The Worlds Greatest Con, and how magic led him to discussing cons and scams on a podcast, Dave shares a personal story on login frustration, Joe's story is on a Cash App breach being confirmed after an employee was able to access a US customers data, and Dave's story is on inauthentic LinkedIn profiles and how fake accounts are requesting to connect when in fact the accounts are fake, our catch of the day comes from listener Richard who shares a scam he got sent through the mail to exploit his political views.
Links to stories:

Block confirms Cash App breach after former employee accessed US customer data

That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake


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:
Apr 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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