Graham Cluley joins to discuss trends he’s been seeing lately in online scams. N2K's very own Gina Johnson shares some insights on a discussion a few episode ago on why people need a prescription for oxygen in the US. Joe brings up the topic of getting and exploiting access to your infrastructure, and shares an article that deals with the rise of social engineering fraud in business email compromise. Dave shares a personal story this week, on how he got scammed from a Facebook post, sharing that it can happen to anyone. Our catch of the day comes from listener Vance, who writes in to share a scam he found via "snail mail," regarding a life insurance policy that he needs to collect on.
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Encore: port mirroring (noun) [Word Notes]
It's the intricate deceptions that get you.
Encore: Network Detection and Response (NDR) (noun) [Word Notes]
Password Perils: The threat of credential stuffing exploits.
Encore: shadow IT (noun) [Word Notes]
The DNA dilemma: Unraveling a 23AndMe breach.
Stolen personality?
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Reeling in some phishing trends.
chaos engineering (noun) [Word Notes]
Shielding your inbox.
Encore: remote access Trojan or RAT (noun)
Small, medium, and large phishing trends of 2023.
zero knowledge proof (noun)
Encore: The age old battle between social engineering and banking.
Encore: business email compromise or BEC (noun) [Word Notes]
Cops in the catfish game.
HIPAA (noun) [Word Notes]
Unmasking the deceptive.
Encore: man trap (noun) [Word Notes]
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