This week we are joined by N2K CyberWire's very own Catherine Murphy, and she is sharing her family's experiences with Lurie Children's Hospital's recent cybersecurity incident. Dave shares a story on the dangers of Googling airline customer service numbers when an issue occurs. Joe shares another story on scary scams that are costing people millions of dollars, now getting the FBI involved. Our catch of the day was found from the Washington University in St. Louis from their Scam of the Month posting, which shares another tale of a scam, this time trying to recruit for an open vacancy as a research assistant for undergraduates. The scammers pose as a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering to try and get students to sign up for this fake job posting.
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Encore: smishing (SMS phishing) (noun) [Word Notes]
Phishing for mail.
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?
The grinch who hacked Christmas. [Hacking humans goes to the movies]
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]
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