Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival
Want to hang out with supermodels on the beach? That's the dream that Billy McFarland sold in 2017 when he advertised Fyre Festival, an outdoor music concert in the Bahamas. Attendees were promised be...
27 Mar 202528min
Hacker, Broker, Scam: Following Stolen Data
When a scam caller knows everything about you--your address, social security number, bank account--how do they know? There isn't some super powerful hacker ring with its own call center. Your data is ...
20 Mar 202523min
AI Part 3: Tools, Technology, and Magical Connections
Let's explore the technology behind audio and music AI, and how it makes use of some cool math concepts to bring us convincing and realistic voices and music. Hear some actual AI-generated tunes, and ...
12 Mar 202527min
Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road | Replay
Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht after he served 12 years of his life sentence. In light of this news, we decided to replay our 2023 episode on the Silk Road website, which sold recreational drugs and oth...
5 Mar 202524min
AI Part 2: Recognizing Scams
AI makes our lives more convenient in so many ways, but it also gives scammers the same conveniences. Host Michele Bousquet explains how scammers use AI audio, video, and text to better fool their vic...
26 Feb 202525min
AI Part 1: Deepseek
The AI model Deepseek was all over the news in January 2025. Deepseek's developers claimed its costs to develop and run were a fraction of the costs for large popular AI models, which caused a big dis...
20 Feb 202526min
Equifax | Replay
With so many social security breaches, we return to the original scene of the crime: the Equifax Breach of 2017. Enjoy this replay of one of our most popular episodes, where you'll learn about common ...
12 Feb 20251h 11min
Shady Cousins: Hacks and Scams
They're the kinds of cousins you wish you didn't have, but you don't really have a choice. What's the difference between hacks and scams, and how do they work together to part you from your valuables ...
5 Feb 202523min
