Dave's story is about robocalls to a telephony honeypot, Joe talks about postcards impersonating HIPAA communications (you have one? please let Joe know) , The Catch of the Day is an email that our editor, Tom, received from the FBI about his COVID-19 death,, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Rachel Tobac from SocialProof with her insights on the Twitter hack. Links to stories: A simple telephony honeypot received 1.5 million robocalls across 11 months Fraudulent HIPAA Communicatio...
Aug 20, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 112
A class of software-security-weakness-issues where independent researchers discover a software flaw before the owners of the code discover it. Zero-day, or 0-day in hacker slang, refers to the moment the race starts, on day zero, between network defenders who are trying to fix the flaw before hackers leverage it to cause damage. It is a race because on day zero, there is no known fix to the issue.
Aug 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dave's story is about a forgotten scam, Joe talks about the recent Twitter hack, The Catch of the Day is a pretty standard phishing email for you to be on the lookout for, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Carolyn Crandall from Attivo Networks on why human-controlled ransomware, Ransomware 2.0, is so threatening to today’s remote businesses. Links to stories: Question Quiz - The Forgotten Scam The Teenager Allegedly Behind the Twitter Hack and How He Did It Catch of the Day: Fake e...
Aug 13, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 111
A network mapping tool that pings IP addresses looking for a response and can discover host names, open communications ports, operating system names and versions. Written and maintained by Gordon Lyon, a.k.a. Fyodor, it is a free and open source software application used by both system admins and hackers alike and has been a staple in the security community for well over two decades.
Aug 11, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Dave shares an horrific cyberstalking story from the local area, Joe's story is about a phishing campaign impersonating voicemail alerts, The Catch of the Day is an HR front for a check floating scam, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Johnathan Hunt of GitLab on his perspective of dealing with bad actors: ignore them. Links to stories: Anne Arundel man sentenced for ‘cyberstalking’ ex-girlfriend by hacking her accounts and getting her arrested New Voicemail-Themed Phishing Attacks ...
Aug 06, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Dave talks about a deepfake recording impersonating a CEO, Joe's story is about a new phishing campaign, The Catch of the Day is a very persistent cash app scammer, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Bruce Esposito from One Identity on digital identities and what they could mean for privacy. Links to stories: Listen to This Deepfake Audio Impersonating a CEO in Brazen Fraud Attempt New phishing campaign abuses a trio of enterprise cloud services Catch of the Day: Monica played dumb ...
Jul 30, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Dave talks about gift card scams associated with YouTube live streams, Joe's story is about a scam impersonating Canadian hospital staff, The Catch of the Day is phish impersonating a small game developer going after podcasters, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Richard Torres from Syntax on phishing attacks increasing 350% during COVID-19. Links to stories: PSN / XBOX / STEAM CODES GIVEAWAY | V BUCKS GIVEAWAY Scam impersonating hospital staff, phishing for personal information: VC...
Jul 23, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 108
We have some listener follow-up sharing dnstwister.report site, Dave has a story of consent phishing, Joe talks about calendar invite phishing, The Catch of the Day is a lazy money multiplying scam, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Don MacLennan from Barracuda Networks on brand impersonation. Links to stories: Microsoft warns of Office 365 phishing via malicious OAuth apps Abnormal Attack Stories: Calendar Invite Phishing Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us...
Jul 16, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 107
We have some follow-up, and this time, Joe was not right, Dave's story is about poison-selling scam, Joe about an impersonation site, The Catch of the Day claims to be notice of a United Nations payment, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Satnam Narang from Tenable on the increase of scams on Venmo, PayPal and Cash App on giveaways due to the opportunity provided by the economic fallout of COVID-19. Links to stories: How to Passcode-Lock Any App on Your Phone Privnotes.com Is Phishi...
Jul 09, 2020•38 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Dave's story shows Macs are not immune, Joe talks about a dark place in his soul (aka survey scams), some listener follow-up saying Joe was right!, The Catch of the Day an advanced fee scam from the US government, and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Aviv Grafi from Votiro on a multistage attack using a zero day exploit to deliver a trojan relating to COVID-19 Stay at Home orders. Links to stories: New Shlayer Mac malware spreads via poisoned search engine results Anatomy of a survey ...
Jul 02, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Joe shares a different spin on ransom attacks, Dave has a story on phone number reuse, The Catch of the Day is a notice from British Gas (accent included), and later in the show, Dave's conversation with Stan Holland from Atlantic Bay Mortgage on their experience adapting to COVID-19. Links to stories: Extortionists threaten to destroy sites in fake ransom attacks How I Accidentally Hijacked Someone's WhatsApp Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberw...
Jun 25, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Dave shares a story of an attempt on his father's Verizon account, Joe has the story of an Amazon gift card phishing attempt, The Catch of the Day is a funny phishing email, and later in the show, Joe checks in with Kurtis Minder from GroupSense. They dig a little deeper into some of the topics Kurtis discussed in his previous appearance on our show. Link to story: Multifactor Authentication Hacking is Getting Real Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thec...
Jun 18, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Joe talks about HROs (High Reliability Organizations), Dave has a scam on Upwork gigs, The Catch of the Day talks about giving a scammer the runaround, and later in the show our interview with Sanjay Gupta from Mitek on how cybercriminals are capitalizing on the recently-deceased and creating synthetic identities. Link to stories: The Unaddressed Gap in Cybersecurity: Human Performance People who turned to Upwork to find freelance gigs say they've lost thousands of dollars to scams Catch of the ...
Jun 11, 2020•38 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Dave has a ransomware story from inside a virtual machine, Joe talks phishing with Google firebase storage URLs, some listener follow-up, The Catch of the Day comes from Joe's daughter and "Apple", and later in the show our interview with Paige Schaffer from Generali Global Assistance on the digital habits of seniors and millennials and the latest scams. Link to stories: The ransomware that attacks you from inside a virtual machine Phishing in a Bucket: Utilizing Google Firebase Storage Have a C...
Jun 04, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 101
We'd like to thank you, our dear listeners, for sticking with us and our podcast through thick and thin, bad accents and even worse ones, with this - a collection of some of our favorite Catch of the Day segments. From Australia to Brazil, Italy to the Oval Office, they're all here. Here's to another 100 episodes. 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 ....
May 28, 2020•9 min
Joe shares his Classic Cons Part 3, Dave has an Apple device scam story, The Catch of the Day is your assassination heads-up, and later in the show our interview with Jonna Mendez, retired CIA intelligence officer and former Chief of Disguise. Link to story: Twitter 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 ....
May 28, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Dave has a story on a possible Disney-styled phishing email, Joe has the skinny on a circular pyramid scheme, some listener follow-up, The Catch of the Day is a YouTube verification badge for you, and later in the show our interview with Neill Feather from SiteLock. He joins us to explain how scammers fill the gap when popular retail items are sold out. Link to story: New phishing/scam email attempt Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or ...
May 21, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Dave and Joe have a follow up for a listener, Joe has two stories on different levels of effort of phishing schemes, The Catch of the Day is looking for a sugar baby, and later in the show our interview with Marcus Carey, enterprise architect at ReliaQuest. He’s the author of the book Tribe of Hackers, and he wonders if we are living in a cybersecurity groundhog day. Links to stories: Anatomy of a Well-Crafted UPS, FedEX, and DHL Phishing Email During COVID-19 Phishers target investment brokers,...
May 14, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Dave has the story of PR firms selling lies online, Joe has the story of a sophisticated Business Email Compromise attack, The Catch of the Day advises you to update your account information IMMEDIATELY, and later in the show our interview with Dave Baggett, CEO and Founder of INKY. This will be a discussion of fake stimulus payment phishing scam recently found by INKY. Links to stories: Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online IR Case: The Florentine Banker Gr...
May 07, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Joe takes a look at a massive sextortion spam scheme, Dave has some advice for all of us, the Catch of the Day comes from down under, and later in the show our conversation with Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer at FIDO Alliance on why phishing and passwords remain such a huge security problem and options for doing away with passwords. Links to stories: Following the money in a massive “sextortion” spam scheme When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back The Catc...
Apr 30, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Dave warns of fake QR code websites stealing Bitcoin, Joe has the return of classic cons, the Catch of the Day forgets one crucial element, and later in the show, our interview with Kurtis Minder. He’s with a company called Groupsense and they’ve been commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Dark Web. Links to stories: Network of fake QR code generators will steal your Bitcoin Paris Gold Ring Scam The Simpsons - Wallet Inspector Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hac...
Apr 23, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Joe has the story of a cold-calling conman, Dave has a story of vindication for seniors who lost money in phone scams, the Catch of the Day has Joe doing his research, and later in the show my conversation with Dustin Warren from SpyCloud. His team has been monitoring criminal forums during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he’s here to share what they’ve been seeing. Links to stories: Coronavirus conman barges in on 83-year-old woman Western Union Paying $153M In Compensation To Seniors Who Lost Money...
Apr 16, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Dave has the story of a Walking Dead actress raising money for a scammer, Joe has an article warning of Government websites giving bad security advice, the Catch of the Day tries to put the fear of God in it's victim, and later in the show Carole Theriault returns with an interview with a couple of researchers from a firm called Lookout, who analyzed a phishing scam with over four thousand victims. Links to stories: Lehigh Valley cancer scammer ensnares ‘Walking Dead’ actress US Government Sites...
Apr 09, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Joe has the story of a very exposing scam, Dave has the scoop on a rare BadUSB attack, The Catch of the Day is a 'lame scammer who needs to get a life' and later in the show our conversation with Tom Miller from ClearForce on continuous discovery in the workplace, and the human side of protecting your business. Links to stories: ‘What kind of breast check-up would need my face?’: Woman falls victim to Facebook Messenger scam Rare BadUSB attack detected in the wild against US hospitality provider...
Apr 02, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Dave shares an example of modern-day snake oil, Joe brings us his favorite old-time scams, the Catch of the Day is straight from Dr. Dochterman - you really can't make this stuff up - and later in the show Joe speaks with Scott Knauss - a security consultant who was targeted by scammers. Links to stories: Coronavirus Scam Alert: Beware Fake Fox News Articles Promising A CBD Oil Cure Slowing the Scammers Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com...
Mar 26, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Dave shares the story of a malicious website posing as a Coronavirus map supposedly from Johns Hopkins University, Joe has the story of an elderly woman who lost a lot of money to two men claiming her grandson was in a car accident, the Catch of the Day's dying wish is to give you money to build an orphanage, and later in the show Carole Theriault returns and speaks with Samuel C. Woolley from University of Texas at Austin on disinformation campaigns. Links to stories: the Botometer The Catch of...
Mar 19, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Joe shares the story of a phishing website posing as the Singapore Police site, Dave shares a harmful, simple little message, the Catch of the Day drags her scammer through the mud and asks if he wants his casserole dish back. Later in the show our conversation with Gretel Egan from Proofpoint on their 2020 State of the Phish report. Links to stories: SPF warns of phishing website posing as police site Nemty Ransomware Actively Distributed via 'Love Letter' Spam 2020 State of the Phish Report Th...
Mar 12, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Dave has a story of an investment scam featuring celebrities, Joe warns of scams surrounding the Coronavirus, the Catch of the Day features Joe's son-in-law's adventure with thousands of bot infiltrations, and later in the show, Dave's extended interview with magicians and entertainers Penn and Teller at RSAC 2020 in San Francisco. Links to stories: Revealed: fake 'traders' allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam Coronavirus: Scammers follow the headlines Have a Catch of the Day you'...
Mar 05, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Joe shares some insights into the art of cheating travelers, Dave has a story of a woman facing drug charges trying to kidnap another woman's baby, an update on last week's bizarre phone scam, The Catch of the Day features otters, sexy ham, frustrated scammers and... you're just going to need to listen. Later in the show, our interview with Tim Sadler from Tessian on human element of cybersecurity and phishing schemes. Links to stories: The art of cheating travelers at dhabas Woman who posed as ...
Feb 27, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Dave shares the most bizarrely honest phone scam of all time, Joe has a pretend PayPal phishing scam, the Catch of the Day finally lets Dave show us his best Blanche Devereaux, and later in the show Christopher Hadnagy from Social Engineer LLC returns with an update on the trends he’s been tracking. Links to stories: Active PayPal Phishing Scam Targets SSNs, Passport Photos Current PayPal phishing campaign or "give me all your personal information" Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Em...
Feb 20, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 86
