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Public pianos and private scams.
Hacking Humans
English - June 27, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes - ★★★★★ - 276 ratingsTech News News Technology cyber cyberwire deception engineering security social Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Joe and Dave share some interesting follow up from a few episodes ago where Dave shared his love for baby grand pianos and how scammers we're using that to lure people into traps. Listener George wrote in to share about a show on UK Channel 4, called "The Piano," it's a music competition where visitors play a public piano in a train station, judged by hidden famous pianists, with winners performing at the UK Royal Festival Hall. Joe's story is a warning to travel goers using booking.com, as they share scams are at a all time high. Dave's story follows some neighborhood Facebook groups, and how they are inundated with posts about air duct cleaning services, prompting an investigation that reveals a scam involving fake profiles, telemarketers in Pakistan, and local technicians. Our catch of the day comes from listener Christopher, who writes in to share an outlandish message he received from a hacker with too much time on their hands.
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Links to the stories:
Note by Note: The Making of a Steinway Piano | Musical Instrument | ENDEVR Documentary
Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams
Air Duct Cleaning Scam Exposed!
Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at [email protected].
This week Joe and Dave share some interesting follow up from a few episodes ago where Dave shared his love for baby grand pianos and how scammers we're using that to lure people into traps. Listener George wrote in to share about a show on UK Channel 4, called "The Piano," it's a music competition where visitors play a public piano in a train station, judged by hidden famous pianists, with winners performing at the UK Royal Festival Hall. Joe's story is a warning to travel goers using booking.com, as they share scams are at a all time high. Dave's story follows some neighborhood Facebook groups, and how they are inundated with posts about air duct cleaning services, prompting an investigation that reveals a scam involving fake profiles, telemarketers in Pakistan, and local technicians. Our catch of the day comes from listener Christopher, who writes in to share an outlandish message he received from a hacker with too much time on their hands.
Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing!
Links to the stories:
Note by Note: The Making of a Steinway Piano | Musical Instrument | ENDEVR Documentary
Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams
Air Duct Cleaning Scam Exposed!
Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at [email protected].