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Hacks, scams, cyber crimes, and other shenanigans explored and explained. Presented by cyber security teacher and digital forensics specialist Michele Bousquet. howhackshappen.net
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It's not about pork, it's about stealing your money. Pig Butchering is a devastating scam, a long con that fools people into forking over their life savings for a bogus investment. Pig Butchering takes thousands of people every year for billions of dollars, most of it from the elderly. Find out what Pig Butchering is, how to spot it when it comes your way, and how to keep your friends and loved ones from falling for it.
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Why does ChatGPT lie? It's a great tool for research, but sometimes "hallucinates" its answers. By that I mean, it tells outright lies. Find out how to spot when ChatGPT is being a fool, and how to avoid getting duped by its responses.
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You’ve probably seen content generated by AI (artificial intelligence) because it’s all around us: on the internet, in advertising, and worst of all, in your DMs. Come on down for a wild ride through the world of AI-generated images, and how scammers are taking advantage of the technology to run their schemes.
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"You can get rich like me. Just buy my course to learn how!" Don't fall for it. Social media has made it a lot easier for scammers to sell you on a dream. Maybe they were early to the game and lucky to make a few bucks, but the opportunity (if it ever existed) is long gone.
Early and Lucky is the name of the game. Find out what it is, how to play it, and how not to lose your shirt on scammy get-rich schemes.
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If you've seen The Imitation Game you've heard of the Enigma, the cryptographic machine used by the German military in WWII. Everything about the Enigma--how it was used, how it was solved--is echoed in the cryptographic methods we used in the past, today, and in the future.
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On July 19, the CrowdStrike outage was all over the news. But what was it really about, and what does it have to do with all of us? While the outage was repaired quickly, the fact that it affected so many systems we depend on is a wakeup call reminiscent of crippling cybersecurity attacks. In this episode, we look at what happened, how it relates to other outages including targeted cybersecurity attacks, and how we can protect ourselves from the fallout of such outages in the future.
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Washington Post: The hospitals, airlines and banks affected by the global IT outage
Video: Times Square billboards with Blue Screen of Death
Forbes: CrowdStrike Windows Outage—What Happened And What To Do Next
Windows 3.1 saves the day during CrowdStrike outage — Southwest Airlines scrapes by with archaic OS
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Your smart phone keeps busy, even when you're not on it. Apps are constantly downloading data–thumbnails, ad content, new posts–at a surprising frequency, even when you're not actively using the app. These downloads can lead to your download data making it look like you're using your phone when you're not.
In this episode, I pull a story from my days in mobile forensics to show just how this constant downloading could get you in trouble one day, and how you can avoid such a fate.
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In response to the San Bernardino shooting in 2015, the FBI demanded that Apple, Inc. create a "back door" to bypass the shooter's iPhone security, a back door that could also compromise any iPhone, anytime. Thankfully, Apple CEO Tim Cook wasn't playing. But this isn't the first time government and law enforcement has tried to stick their noses into our business without permission, and probably won't be the last. In this episode we also talk about government efforts to compromise consumer security, like the NSA's Clipper Chip of 1993, and why these efforts have always failed.
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Buzzwords are the language of business and marketing. But do they really live up to the hype? Find out how phrases like "end-to-end encryption" and "blockchain" are used to hype up a service that might not be what it seems. Join me on a journey through the world of buzzwords in cybersecurity marketing.
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Hackers steal nearly $10 million from Axie Infinity co-founder’s personal accounts
The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game
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Have you gotten a dream job offer through WhatsApp, Facebook, or some other suspicious source? It's probably a scam. Let's look at how job scams work, and how you can spot them.
Report job scams in the USA to the Federal Trade Commission.
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