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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Links to the stories:
The Rise of Social Engineering Fraud in Business Email Compromise
How Sophisticated Social Engineering Attacks Are Targeting IT Service Desks
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Exploring emerging trends in online scamming. | Hacking Humans podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
