Cyber Crime Junkies

By Cyber Crime Junkies. Host David Mauro.

Entertaining & Sarcastic Podcast about dramatic stories on cyber and AI, which actually help people and organizations protect themselves online and stop cybercrime.

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June 27, 2025Deceptive Realities: Unmasking the Threat of Deep Fakes in Cybersecurity
Today we discuss how deep fake videos increase security risks. Topics include: artificial intelligence risks in cyber, new ways to reduce risk of deep fakes, how are deep fakes made, how are deep fake videos made, how are audio deep fakes made, and how is ai making it harder to detect deep fakes.

Takeaways
Sample deepfakes are played. Can you tell? Over 85% of those tested could not.
Deepfake technology, created using techniques like GANs, diffusion models, and VAEs, can convincingly substitute one person's face or voice with another's.
The widespread availability and low cost of deepfake technology make it accessible to both legitimate businesses and threat actors, increasing the threat surface for organizations.
The potential for deepfakes to manipulate
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 24, 2025AI for Good. What to Know.
Many leaders have concerns about employees using AI safely. We explain how to do so in this video. Today we sit with Bill Kleyman-founder of Apolo.us, a pioneer and leader in the space about his efforts for the safe use AI and how to reduce risks with employee use of AI.

This is the story of Bill Kleyman and how AI can be used for good
Find more here: https://www.apolo.us/
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 17, 2025How To Avoid Business Interruption. What Leaders Must do.
Interview of Host David Mauro on topics of How To Avoid Business Interruption. What Leaders Must do.

Covering true healthcare breaches which have killed and effected medical care along with small business guidance. Topics include: how to avoid business interruption, what business leaders need to know about cyber attacks, when ransomware kills, how ransomware kills business growth, healthcare cyber attacks. what to know., how cyber attacks interrupt business, what small business needs to know about ransomware, and business interruption. how to avoid it today.
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 13, 2025Inside the Mind: Unveiling Cyber Criminals' Motives and the Real-World Dangers of Ransomware
We explore the motives of cyber criminals, examples of cyber crime gang activities, risks of physical harm from ransomware, understanding cyber crime motive, and why its important to understand cyber crime MO (Modus Operandi).

Overview of the MO (Modus Operandi) of REVIL, CONTI, HIVE, DARKSIDE and other ransomware gangs and how they drive their operations. This allows us to better defend ourselves and the organizations brands we serve.

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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51min
June 12, 2025Teen Hacker EXPOSED! PowerSchool Breach Puts 60M Kids at Risk | Protect Your Children Online
Teen Hacker EXPOSED! PowerSchool Breach Puts 60M Kids at Risk | Protect Your Children Online

🚨 60 Million Students Exposed in PowerSchool Cyber Attack — What Parents Need to Know NOW

A 19-year-old hacker named Matthew D. Lane pulled off one of the largest education data breaches ever, targeting PowerSchool and exposing the personal information of over 60 million students and educators across North America. This real cybercrime story dives deep into the extortion scheme, how the breach happened, what this means for your child's identity safety, and the urgent steps parents and schools must take to protect student data right now.
🎙️ From the Cyber Crime Junkies Podcast – True Cybercrime in the Classroom.

⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Teen Hacker Matthew Lane: Rise of a Digital Criminal
06:39 PowerSchool Breach Details: How the Attack Happened
12:55 Ransom Demands & The Cyber Extortion Scheme
18:18 Legal Fallout: What Happened to the Hacker
24:05 School Data Security Fails: What It Means for You
30:43 Education Cybersecurity: What Must Change Now
✅ Learn How To:
Protect your child's data online
Spot the red flags of school
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 07, 2025How to CATCH a HACKER
🔥 New Episode Alert 🔥 In this exciting discussion, CISSP security leader Braxton Molton and host David Mauro on why you’re not too small to be hacked, the importance of detection and we explain How Small Business Can Catch Hackers. The message is clear on why small business needs better security. Exclusive insight from the front lines.
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 06, 2025Face of Cybercrime. How Cyber Attacks Kill Patients.
Welcome to Bainbridge, Georgia—where a cyber attack turned Memorial Hospital into a warzone of blinking screens and silent phones. This isn't sci-fi. It's the chilling truth of how ransomware can lead to real-world deaths. In this episode, we unpack the battle between Embargo and Memorial Health, and reveal the emotional and life-threatening toll of cybercrime.
Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE
Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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June 03, 2025How Everyone Is Responsible For Cyber Security. Phantom CISO.
Mishaal Khan, Best-selling Author of The Phantom CISO, Founder of Operation Privacy, and vCISO at Mindsight, joins David Mauro to discuss: how to keep your digital footprint safe, how to improve your digital hygiene, and how everyone is responsible for cyber security.
https://www.phantomciso.com/
https://www.operationprivacy.com/

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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May 30, 2025Caught: The Williams Woods Identity Theft Story - A Shocking Twist.
The Williams Woods Story. What Happens when Your Identity is Stolen.
Video Episode: https://youtu.be/mBU3J-4vKww

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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44min
May 28, 2025Shark in the Water! Quantifying Your Chances of Getting Hacked 🔥
🔥New Episode🔥 Former Intelligence Officer, Dan Elliott, current head of Zurich Resilience, joins us and we discuss:
🎯new ways to fight cyber crime,
🎯how to get prepared for a breach, and
🎯how to manage risk in small business.

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.
I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Season 9 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done. Join us! SUBSCRIBE

Roll out AI the right way. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.

Support the show
New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!
New non-fiction Book Series is out!
Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!
🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.
Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies
Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME
🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq
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How many episodes does Cyber Crime Junkies have?

The podcast currently has 336 episodes available.

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