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

Data Security

The latest on data breaches and cybersecurity and data security by Adam K Levin.

Employment scam
Employment fraud is currently the most prevalent scam targeting consumers, according to Better Business Bureau report. The scams primarily target job-seekers with promises of great...
IoT security
Congress proposed a bill to improve the security of internet-enabled devices called the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019. The bipartisan legislation...
Citrix
Citrix, a major network software company, had its internal network compromised by what appears to be an international hacking campaign. The company was alerted to...
Adam Levin on CBS This Morning
Adam Levin was on a recent episode of CBS This Morning to discuss a police officer accused of using federal databases to prowl for...
eero / Amazon
The sitcom "Happy Days" was pretty much doomed when the Fonz, wearing swim trunks and a leather jacket, stepped into that waterski and jumped...
DNS hacking
The infrastructure at the core of the internet is vulnerable to attack from state-sponsored hackers, its governing body warned.  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...
Chinese surveillance
According to a recent report, information from a leaked database revealed the extent to which China is tracking its citizens, particularly its Uyghur and...
Facebook in the EU and UK
As Brexit looms, the UK and the EU can still agree that Facebook needs to be reined in. A report published earlier this month...
facebook ftc fine
Facebook’s long string of privacy scandals may (finally) have some meaningful repercussions by way of a multi-billion dollar fine from the Federal Trade Commission....
The U.S. Federal Government should pass legislation protecting citizens’ privacy online, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO study...