The ego exploit

The ego exploit

From Click Here by Recorded Future News

June 12, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how confident individuals can be vulnerable to cyber scams, featuring insights from cybersecurity researcher Dan Guido.

The people most vulnerable to a scam aren’t always the least informed. Sometimes they’re the most confident. We revisit a conversation with cybersecurity researcher Dan Guido about Zoom, social engineering, and the dangerous assumption that cyberattacks only happen to other people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Guido

Topics covered

  • cybersecurity
  • social engineering
  • scams
  • confidence
  • cyberattacks

Keywords

  • cybersecurity
  • scams
  • social engineering
  • Zoom
  • Dan Guido

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Organizations: Zoom

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