What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast

Shannon Edwards Reveals the Student Data Free-for-All in New York City Schools

A data expert talks about the crazy data grab underway in schools that use third-party apps
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What the Hack with Adam Levin

Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare

Ransomware isn’t going anywhere, and the criminals behind these crimes are no longer even pretending to play fair.
What the Hack with Adam Levin

The Wild West of the Loophole Economy

There a thousand shades of gray when it comes to e-tailers' weird and often anti-consumer loopholes.
Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam

According to author and activist Cory Doctorow, it’s a scammer’s world and we’re just living in it.
Eric O'Neill

FBI Operative Eric O’Neill: Cybercriminals are Spies—Not Hackers

The FBI operative who caught one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history talks about the criminals spying on us.
What the Hack with Adam

Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?

Worried about AI and crime? So are we, so we talked to two experts to figure out just how much danger this new tech poses.
Chat GPT

Karen Johnson’s Scam Project Is a Teachable Moment for AI

A reformed catfisher helps senior citizens stay safe, only to get catfished herself, but what does it have to do with AI?

Scams

Andy Pham Claws Back a Multi-Million Dollar Heist

A nasty dentist managed to steal a five million dollar project from Andy Pham. Here’s how he got it back.
Seven Digital Sins

The Seven Digital Sins

It’s no secret the internet doesn’t always bring out the best in people. The relative anonymity and global sprawl of digital life make it the ideal environment for scams, trolling and other kinds of bad behavior online.  I host a podcast about cybersecurity, and was pondering how to put the...
Blind Mule Scam

Blind Mule Scams: What You Need to Know

Scammers groom unwitting targets and then trick them into trafficking illicit drugs and other contraband.
SNAP EBT fraud

Joy and Michelle Talk Skimmers, Scammers and SNAP EBT Fraud

SNAP EBT scams sap twenty percent of the funds earmarked for food assistance. This week’s guests tell us how to tackle the problem.
Christina LaBarbiera

Christina’s Alleged Romance Scammer Plays A Long Con

Sometimes the most convincing online dating scams happen in person.
Scams targeting small businesses

3 Scams Targeting Small Businesses

Small businesses are often easy targets for scammers. Here’s how.
Marjorie Bloom

Marjorie Bloom Reveals a $661,000 Tech Support Scam

A tech support scam linked to a bank scam turns into a crypto scam of epic proportions.

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