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 240: Who’s Watching the Watchers?
Feeling watched? Join us as Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark breaks down the new reality of digital surveillance. From school apps to AI scams, we dive into how companies collect your data and h...Show More
3) Episode 239: Is AARP Doing More than the FBI to Stop Scams?
Online fraud isn’t just annoying. It’s a national crisis, one that may have drained $158 billion from the U.S. economy last year alone. In this episode, AARP’s Kathy Stokes joins us to explain how fra...Show More
4) Episode 238: The Phone Call that Broke the Bank
MGM lost $100 million in 2023. Then Caesars paid $15 million ransom. A few phone calls shut down Vegas, highlighting the destruction that one fast talker can unleash in a zero trust environment. This ...Show More
5) Episode 237: The Internet is Groundhog Day
This week, we're going to the movies. Virginia Heffernan joins us to talk about Groundhog Day (the movie), surveillance, and why online systems reward repetition over reflection and connection with a ...Show More
6) Episode 236: The Con: Part Two, Asian Scam Compounds
After exposing the scam compounds and human trafficking behind today’s fraud economy, we follow the money, the power, and the few pressure points—from crypto seizures to sanctions—that might actually ...Show More
7) Episode 235: Part 1: Asian Scam Compounds
You’ve seen the scam texts. This week we go inside a global scam economy to expose human trafficking networks, lawless economic zones, and fortified compounds where victims are forced to target victim...Show More
8) Episode 234: The Ralph Naders of Cybercrime?
Bob Lord (Yahoo, DNC, CISA) and Lauren Zarik (Harvard’s Belfer Center, CISA) don't think cybersecuirty (or lack of it) should be the customer’s problem. Drawing parallels to Ralph Nader’s fight agains...Show More
9) 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
10) Episode 232: The Very Private Digital New Year Episode
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