How Hacks Happen

Credit card fraud is on the rise, but not in the usual way: hackers are cobbling together synthetic accounts from real and fake names, addresses, social security numbers, and credit histories. Childre...

13 Nov 202430min

QR codes are a super convenient way to access a website or app from your phone without having to type anything in. And while some scammers use QR codes to try and steal your personal information and m...

6 Nov 202423min

How can you keep hackers from getting your Social Security Number? You can't. Between breaches of Equifax, the healthcare industry, and the recent National Public Data leak, your SSN is probably alrea...

23 Okt 202426min

A new bank regulation in the United Kingdom promises refunds to customers who are victims of fraud through bank transfers. We'll likely see the same regulations in other countries soon, and it will li...

16 Okt 202422min

Pump and dump, rug pull... what do these terms mean? Host Michele Bousquet explains how scammy cryptocurrency schemes work, how they relate to illegal practices in the stock market, and how you can sp...

9 Okt 202424min

Is any telemarketing actual real anymore? Here we delve into the history of telemarketing, and how it was always a little scammy, even before the era of endless scam phone calls. Resources Time Life ...

2 Okt 202418min

It's not about pork, it's about stealing your money. Pig Butchering is a devastating scam, a long con that fools people into forking over their life savings for a bogus investment. Pig Butchering take...

25 Sep 202421min

Why does ChatGPT lie? It's a great tool for research, but sometimes "hallucinates" its answers. By that I mean, it tells outright lies. Find out how to spot when ChatGPT is being a fool, and how to av...

18 Sep 202417min