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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2023 · 54 MIN

Barking up the wrong Facebook page.

from Hacking Humans · host N2K Networks

Mallory Sofastaii, consumer investigative reporter from WMAR TV, is discussing animal rescue organizations on Facebook pages being taken over by hackers. Listener George writes in to share how his bank is not doing enough to protect against fraud going on. Dave's story follows scammers using new tricks, across the nation, to receive bitcoin and gift cards after threatening stores with bomb scares. Joe has the story on Chinese hackers that have targeted the Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and other State and Commerce Department officials. Our catch of the day comes from listener Steve who shares a fishy looking email stating that he is going to be the beneficiary to "Thirty Nine Nine million, eight hundred thousand dollars." Links to stories: Scammers Target Stores With Bomb Threats, Seeking Bitcoin and Gift Cards Chinese Hackers Targeted Commerce Secretary and Other U.S. Officials Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at [email protected] or hit us up on Twitter.

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