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About this episode
The episode discusses various social engineering scams and phishing schemes, including MyChart scams and Amazon fraud.
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. We start with some follow-up from Anne, who writes in to share how much she enjoys the show, how she used the “Shields Up” message with her coworkers, and—most importantly another chicken update! Maria covers a pair of MyChart scams that use fake medical results and bogus Medicare giveaways to steal credentials, personal information, and payment details. Joe looks at two scams—one targeting a business through a massive Amazon fraud scheme and another warning residents about fake invoices designed to steal their money. Dave explores the surprising value of simply replying to a wrong-number text, as scammers use responses to…
People in this episode
Hosts: Maria Varmazis, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan
Topics covered
- social engineering scams
- phishing schemes
- criminal exploits
- MyChart scams
- Amazon fraud
- wrong-number texts
Keywords
- social engineering
- phishing
- scams
- MyChart
- Amazon
- fraud
- text scams
- credentials theft
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MyChart, Amazon
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