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About this episode
The episode discusses various social engineering scams and phishing schemes, featuring insights from hosts and a special guest.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. They’re also joined by special guest Kieran Human, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at ThreatLocker . Dave’s story is on an FBI warning that the Silent Ransom Group is escalating its extortion tactics by combining phishing and fake IT support calls with in-person visits, where attackers may physically enter offices to plug malicious devices into company computers. Joe’s story is on a listener-submitted case from Australia where attackers used a phishing email to silently install legitimate remote-access software, hijack a dental practice’s email system, and launch a large-scale phishing campaign that bypassed many traditional security controls. Maria’s story is on a California mother who lost $5,000 after…
People in this episode
Hosts: Maria Varmazis, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan
Guest: Kieran Human
Topics covered
- social engineering scams
- phishing schemes
- AI voice cloning
- cybersecurity
- extortion tactics
Keywords
- social engineering
- phishing
- AI voice cloning
- cybersecurity
- extortion
- malicious devices
- remote-access software
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FBI, ThreatLocker
Places: California, Australia
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