Ep 336 | 5.1.25

The prince, the pretender, and the PSA.

Show Notes

As Maria is on vacation this week, our hosts ⁠⁠Dave Bittner⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Joe Carrigan⁠⁠, are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Joe and Dave are joined by guest ⁠Rob Allen⁠ from ⁠ThreatLocker⁠ who shares a story on how a spoofed call to the help desk unraveled into a full-blown cyber siege on MGM Resorts. Joe’s story is on a new FBI warning: scammers are impersonating the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the very site where people go to report online fraud. Dave's got the story of a so-called “Nigerian prince” scammer who turned out to be a 67-year-old man from Louisiana, now facing 269 counts of wire fraud for helping funnel money to co-conspirators in Nigeria. Our catch of the day comes from a scams subreddit, and is on a message received from the Department of Homeland Security reaching out to a user to share that they are a victim of fraud.

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Podcast Info

HOST(S):

Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of television, journalism and media production, and is one of the pioneers of non-linear editing and digital storytelling.

Joe Carrigan has been a Software and Security Engineer for 25 years and has been working in the security field for more than 15 years focusing on usable security, security integrations social engineering, and security awareness. He has experience in a broad range of fields including authentication systems, embedded systems, data migration, and network communication.

Maria Varmazis is the host of T-Minus Space Daily at N2K and a frequent guest on numerous technology and cybersecurity podcasts. She is an artist, podcaster, journalist, and content creator with over 15 years experience in telling stories that engage and delight. She is always happy to geek out over space and cybersecurity, both professionally and personally!

Schedule: Thursdays

Creator: CyberWire, Inc.