
About this episode
Guest Eric Levine, Co-founder and CEO at Berbix, joins Dave to discuss identity fraud. Dave and Joe share comments from listener Chris on a series of SMS messages he got from "Wells Fargo." Joe's story previews what is coming for social engineering attacks in 2023 and how to prepare to improve your safety online, while Dave's story is about sextortion scammers in rural India and how they are blackmailing victims. Our catch of the day comes from listener George who's been receiving a lot of scam messages via WhatsApp and how he played along with one of them.
Links to stories:
Social Engineering Attacks: Preparing for What’s Coming in 2023
The sextortion scammers of rural India
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