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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…
Hacking Humans
by N2K Networks · English · Tech & Science
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
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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.
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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…
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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
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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…
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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.
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S9 · E400 · 27 Aug 2026 · 58 min
400 episodes and we still have trust issues.
This week, we’re celebrating a pretty big milestone: 400 episodes of Hacking Humans! Along the way, we’ve shared hundreds of stories, scams, lessons, and plenty of memorable Catch of the Days—and we couldn’t have made it this far without you. To everyone who has listened, written in with a story, sent us a Catch of the Day, or simply learned to be a little more suspicious of that weird text message: thank you for being part of 400 episodes of Hacking Humans. We’re glad you’re here to celebrate with us. And now, after 400 episodes, there’s really only one thing left to do: get back to the…
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S2 · E28 · 6 Oct 2026 · 47 minNew
Loose lips sink AI ships. [OMITB]
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S3 · E154 · 6 Oct 2026 · 8 minNew
spam (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Unsolicited, unwanted, and sometimes malicious electronic messages indiscriminately transmitted to a large number of people. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spam Audio reference link: zumpzump, 2007. Monty Python - Spam [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE.
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S9 · E405 · 1 Oct 2026 · 43 min
App-arently it's legit.
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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.
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