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"An influx of Elons," a hospital visit, and magic men: Becky Holmes shares more romance scams
Season 4 Episode 18
Becky Holmes is a big deal online.
Hugh Jackman has invited her to dinner. Prince William has told her she has "such a beautiful name." Once, Ricky G…
3 years, 1 month ago
A new type of "freedom," or, tracking children with AirTags, with Heather Kelly
Season 4 Episode 17
"Freedom" is a big word, and for many parents today, it's a word that includes location tracking.
Across America, parents are snapping up Apple AirTa…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Apple fixed what Microsoft hasn't, with Thomas Reed
Season 4 Episode 16
Earlier this month, a group of hackers was spotted using a set of malicious tools—that originally gained popularity with online video game cheaters—t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Spy vs. spy: Exploring the LetMeSpy hack, with maia arson crimew
Season 4 Episode 15
The language of a data breach, no matter what company gets hit, is largely the same. There's the stolen data—be it email addresses, credit card numbe…
3 years, 2 months ago
Of sharks, surveillance, and spied-on emails: This is Section 702, with Matthew Guariglia
Season 4 Episode 14
In the United States, when the police want to conduct a search on a suspected criminal, they must first obtain a search warrant. It is one of the fou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why businesses need a disinformation defense plan, with Lisa Kaplan: Lock and Code S04E13
Season 4 Episode 13
When you think about the word "cyberthreat," what first comes to mind? Is it ransomware? Is it spyware? Maybe it's any collection of the infamous vir…
3 years, 3 months ago
Trusting AI not to lie: The cost of truth
Season 4 Episode 12
In May, a lawyer who was defending their client in a lawsuit against Columbia's biggest airline, Avianca, submitted a legal filing before a court in …
3 years, 4 months ago
Identity crisis: How an anti-porn crusade could jam the Internet, featuring Alec Muffett
Season 4 Episode 11
On January 1, 2023, the Internet in Louisiana looked a little different than the Internet in Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas—its next-door state nei…
3 years, 4 months ago
The rise of "Franken-ransomware," with Allan Liska
Season 4 Episode 10
Ransomware is becoming bespoke, and that could mean trouble for businesses and law enforcement investigators.
It wasn't always like this.
For a few y…
3 years, 4 months ago
Removing the human: When should AI be used in emotional crisis?
Season 4 Episode 9
In January, a mental health nonprofit admitted that it had used Artificial Intelligence to help talk to people in distress.
Prompted first by a user'…
3 years, 5 months ago