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What the Hack?
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"What the Hack?" is the award-winning true cybercrime podcast--the place to hear memorable stories and get good advice.
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Episode 251: Surveillance In America, Pt 3: Just Say No
2d ago00:53:02Summary readySuveillance-for-profit bros say they can eliminate crime in America, but what about the Fourth Amendment? This week: a 1950s numbers racket and some real talk with Jason Koebler, Benn Jordan, GainSec, and the ACLU's Nate Freed Wessler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 250: Becky Holmes and the Future of Fraud
1w ago00:49:31Summary readyOnline fraud isn't just getting smarter, it's getting personal. Becky Holmes, author of "The Future of Fraud," traces con artists from ancient Rome to AI-powered scam compounds, and asks a question for our post-breach reality: Is Trust dead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 249: The End of the Constitution Had to Start Somewhere
2w ago00:45:47Summary readySen. Ron Wyden, the longest-serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the ACLU’s Kia Hamadanchy and Marcy Wheeler explain why the deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA may be the most important privacy vote in a generation—and what you can do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 248: Open Source Intelligence and the Death of Obscurity
3w ago00:49:19Summary readyData as duh-duh. It's all is out there—indexed, sold, and weaponized. Open source intelligence turns public records into a hacker's playground, your LinkedIn profile is dangerous, but you can still claw back a little privacy before it's gone for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 247: Ghost Murmur and the Real Assault on Privacy
Apr 1400:47:50Summary readyThe whisper: A downed U.S. pilot was located by tracking his heartbeat from 40 miles away. Real, or fake news to rattle Iran? Benn Jordan and physicist Chad Orzel help us separate the science fiction from the real threats we all face right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 246: Trafficked: Part Three, Asian Scam Compounds
Apr 700:51:39Summary readyYou’ve heard how the compounds work. This week we go inside one—through the eyes of Small Q, an Ugandan musician who was trafficked in and got out—also: Erin West of Operation Shamrock on the bigger picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 245: A Professional Noticer of Things
Mar 3100:48:29Summary readyChristopher Anderson has spent thirty years in high-stakes situations—war zones, sinking boats, the current White House. What he’s learned about the information people don’t know they’re giving away is the privacy lesson you need to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 244: Inside Tracy Chou's Block Party for Social Media
Mar 2400:50:26Summary readyOne of Time Magazine’s Women of the Year and a vocal advocate for diversity in tech, Tracy Chou built Block Party after discovering firsthand that the platforms have no real incentive to protect you from the people who want to harm you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 243: Criminal Mind vs. Criminal Mind
Mar 1700:49:56Summary readyJim Clemente built a career reading criminals. FBI special agent, behavioral profiler, Unabomber case, the hit series Criminal Minds. Then someone bought his debit card number on the dark web, linked it to a peer-to-peer finance app, and cleaned him out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryEpisode 242: Surveillance in America, Pt 2: Flock You Very Much
Mar 1000:50:48Summary readyFlock Safety says their cameras have never been hacked. Benn Jordan and Jason Koebler watched themselves on one from their homes. This week: a deep dive into the vulnerabilities, the no-opt-out tracking, and a simple question: Does any of it makes us safer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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