Episode notes
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The manipulation of search engine optimization, SEO, to promote malicious sites in search engine results. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/search-engine-optimization-poisoning Audio reference link: Brown, B.E., 2021. The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWja44-EMg.
Podcast
Hacking Humans
N2K Networks · Tech & Science · English
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
More from Hacking Humans All episodes →
-
S9 · E405 · 1 Oct 2026 · 43 min
App-arently it's legit.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start…
-
S3 · E153 · 29 Sep 2026 · 7 min
CISA (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A US Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with supporting cyber and physical security for US critical infrastructure. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency Audio reference link: CISA, 2021. CISA Director Jen Easterly’s Keynote at Black Hat USA 2021 [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bu-L-m4K4.
-
S9 · E404 · 24 Sep 2026 · 50 min
404: scam not found.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some…
-
S3 · E152 · 22 Sep 2026 · 7 min
dumpster diving (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The act of searching through an organization's trash for discarded sensitive material. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/dumpster-diving Audio reference link: “Better Call Saul jimmy digs in the Sandpiper trash scene,” uploaded by Robert Bowersock, 18 September 2022.
-
S9 · E403 · 17 Sep 2026 · 57 min
Scamazon prime.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow-up…
-
S9 · E402 · 10 Sep 2026 · 53 min
Love, lies, and a fake 49er.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow-up on…
-
S3 · E150 · 8 Sep 2026 · 7 min
catfish (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - Ending Scene [Movie Scene]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_NIN6zy0U
-
S1 · E27 · 8 Sep 2026 · 46 min
Hackers gonna hack back. [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Networks Dave Bittner and Keith Mularski, former FBI cybercrime investigator and…
-
S9 · E401 · 3 Sep 2026 · 44 min
I just want to give you $25 million!
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow-up from Anne, who…
-
S3 · E149 · 1 Sep 2026 · 7 min
passkey (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Arrived (here’s how to use them) [All Things Secured Channel]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFO7JgUx-bU.
Take it with you
The Melo app keeps playing with the screen off, works in the car and on your watch, wakes you to your station, and browses the whole catalogue offline. Free, no ads, no account.
