brushing scams

Brushing Scams: Free stuff at a high price

Brushing scams may seem harmless, but may mean that your personal data has been compromised.
KATU

Adam Levin Speaks to KATU News About Spike in Reported Data...

Adam Levin was featured in a news segment on KATU news where he discussed the recent spike in data breaches reported in Oregon and...
Stalkerware

What You Need to Know About Stalkerware

Stalkerware apps occupy a legal and ethical gray area. Could they be on your phone right now? Here’s what you need to know.
What the Hack with Adam Levin Loki

Loki Gets Tricked

This week's episode explores the darker side of scams: When your identity thief is your lover.
Facebook's Terrible Week

Making Sense of Facebook’s Terrible Week

Outages, whistleblowers, alleged data breaches and worse have made this a very bad week for Facebook. Here’s what we know for sure.
Ghost account

Ghost Accounts: What Are They?

Dormant and forgotten accounts can open the door to cybercrime.
WTH: Larry Clicks Anyway

Larry Clicks Anyway

Scams targeting the elderly continue to proliferate on and offline.
Ransomware negotiations

Ransomware Negotiations Are Getting Weird

When schoolyard taunts become part of ransomware mitigation.
catfish

Mary Snags a Catfish

Thirty percent of adults in the U.S. say they’ve used a dating app at some point, and pretty much all of them have been contacted by a catfish.
Profile padding

Social Media Profile Padding Isn’t Only an Ego Trip

Connecting with legit social media accounts is camouflage for threat actors. Here’s what you need to know.
NSO Group

Zero-Click Apple Patch Addresses Vulnerability. Should You Be Worried?

A zero-click spyware exploit made Apple scramble to protect its users but the end is nowhere in sight.
Easy Prey

Adam Levin Featured on the Easy Prey Podcast

Adam Levin was a guest on the Easy Prey podcast, where he discussed identity theft with host Chris Parker. Check out the episode below:
What the Hack Episode Ten

Joyce and a Bank Robber Play MahJong

The dark side of legitimate games, apps and websites.
instagram Celebrity hack

Instagram Phishing Scam Targets Celebrities

A new phishing scam is targeting celebrity Instagram accounts.
What the Hack with Adam Levin

Ed’s Crash Facebook Diet

Small scale hacks can be harder to detect, but they still present a danger.
DDoS

DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service): What is it?

Everything you need to know about DDoS attacks.
T-Mobile Fail

T-Mobile’s Long History of Cybersecurity Fails

T-Mobile’s recent mea culpa should be taken with a grain of salt.
Daily Zeitgeist

Adam Levin Featured on the Daily Zeitgeist Podcast

Adam Levin was a guest on the Daily Zeitgeist podcast, where he discussed the surveillance economy with hosts Jack O'Brien and Miles Gray. Check out...
What the Hack Episode Eight

Paul’s High-Touch Hacker

Think your business is too small to get hacked? Think again.
Scamwow podcast

What the Hack Team Featured on ScamWow Podcast

What the Hack hosts Adam Levin, Beau Friedlander and Travis Taylor were guests on the ScamWow podcast with Caitlin Brodnick. While the primary topic...