What the Hack with Adam Levin Podcast
1) Episode 35: Noah Gets Hacked by a Ghanaian Syndicate?
Identity theft, a Ghanaian car smuggling syndicate, and a mystery insurance policy that didn’t even make it into the episode – this story has it all, and from a previous guest we never imagined would ...Show More
2) Episode 233: How Brett Johnson Made $160,000 a Week
Former cybercrime kingpin Brett Johnson didn’t just break the law; he built the tools still used by criminals today. He's back for another episode to check in and unpack why cybercrime works, how defe...Show More
3) Episode 232: The Very Private Digital New Year Episode
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4) Episode 231: WTH 2025: Laptop Farms, Campus Cults, and the End of Anonymity
From AI regulation fights and North Korean laptop farms to Nigerian campus cults, the human toll of online crime, and the death of online anonymity it's time to review the year in cyber stories—the go...Show More
Episode 231: WTH 2025: Laptop Farms, Campus Cults, and the End of Anonymity
43:00 | Dec 23rd, 2025
5) Episode 230: The Cursor Moved at 2 A.M.
A deadbolt clicks. This email, that voice--they sound all right. Then things go sideways. This week, 911 Cyber CEO Marc Raphael joins the pod to explore how AI makes scams faster, smoother, and harder...Show More
6) Episode 229: Why Most Cybersecurity Advice Is Wrong
How do you stay safe online? (Wrong answers only.) Avoid public Wi-Fi, QR codes, charging stations. Cyber OG Bob Lord (Yahoo, DNC, CISA) wrote an open letter tackling the real harm caused by bad advic...Show More
7) Episode 228: Paul Raffile on the Sextortion Economy
Sextortion scams targeting teenage boys doubled this year—and Paul Raffile says the platforms knew it was happening. Learn how Instagram's default settings let criminals to weaponize friends lists for...Show More
8) Episode 227: Twas the Week Before Cyber Monday
The giant glittering scam and fraud trap of the holidays is here. Beau reunites with former co-hosts Adam Levin and Travis Taylor to talk about about fake websites, why gift cards are still a huge vec...Show More
9) Episode 226: On Digital Fingerprints and Dirty Money
Jeff Williams on the business of moving money: who gets blocked, what slips through, and why checking the right boxes doesn’t always mean a win in the nascent AI-powered sanctions compliance space. Fr...Show More
10) Episode 234: Big Breaches and Click Bots to AI and Beyond
When a young engineer uncovered a sizeable click fraud situation at Google, he discovered a bigger problem; namely, the perverse ingenuity that drives online fraud and scams. "Big Breaches" author Nei...Show More