The illusion of influence.

Bogdan Botezatu from Bitdefender is discussing research on "Audio deepfakes: Celebrity-endorsed giveaway scams and fraudulent investment opportunities flood social media platforms." Dave and Joe shares some follow up from listener Lara, who writes in to discuss a few topics regarding a previous episode. Joe's story is sharing a game changer in the social engineering world. Dave shares the story of a listener's grandmother who had fallen victim to a pig butchering scam. Our catch of the day comes from listener Kenneth who shares an email he received from a "Cardiologist" on some puppies.

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Links to the stories:

• Audio deepfakes: Celebrity-endorsed giveaway scams and fraudulent investment opportunities flood social media platforms
• PCI DSS v4.0 a game-changer in social engineering awareness, prevention

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