Never gonna give you up, never gonna take this call.
About this episode
The episode discusses various social engineering scams, including a North Korean hiring scam and a new Maryland law aimed at preventing 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. This week, we have follow up on a listener-submitted trick for diverting unwanted calls to a different number, including the famous Rickroll hotline, along with a discussion about whether Joe should launch a podcast dedicated entirely to the trials and tribulations of raising backyard chickens. Maria has the story of a journalist who infiltrated a sophisticated North Korean hiring scam that uses fake job interviews, real freelance recruiters, and malware-laced coding tests to steal passwords and cryptocurrency. Dave’s got a viral gas station scam warning involving screws placed in fuel pumps, and why investigators found no evidence that the alleged scheme is actually happening. Joe’s first…
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