Cyber Crime Junkies

Cyber Crime Junkies. Host David Mauro.

Entertaining & Sarcastic Podcast about dramatic stories on cyber and AI, which actually help people and organizations protect themselves online and stop cybercrime.Find all content at www.CyberCrimeJunkies.com and videos on YouTube & Rumble @CyberCrimeJunkiesPodcast Dive deeper with our newsletter on LinkedIn and Substack. THE CHAOS BRIEF.

  1. Perry Carpenter's New Book Maps Every Way Deepfakes Attack You

    3h ago

    Perry Carpenter's New Book Maps Every Way Deepfakes Attack You

    Exclusive interview with Perry Carpenter, a multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and cybersecurity expert. Perry's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions, offers invaluable insights into navigating the complexities of AI-driven deception.    Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    59 min
  2. Anthem & Equifax Breaches: What's Actually Happening? (Part 2)

    1d ago

    Anthem & Equifax Breaches: What's Actually Happening? (Part 2)

    Inside Espionage What Every American Should Know. Inside Truth Behind Data Breaches.  There is a bigger story behind some breaches: 1.   the Anthem Breach,  2.   The Equifax breach,  3.   the breach of the OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for the US govt, and  4.   Marriott International.  The Impact of Chinese Espionage on US Businesses and Innovation  Inside Espionage: What Every American Should Know  Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    33 min
  3. Anthem & Equifax Breaches: What's Actually Happening? (Part 1)

    1d ago

    Anthem & Equifax Breaches: What's Actually Happening? (Part 1)

    There is a bigger story behind some breaches: 1.   the Anthem Breach,  2.   The Equifax breach,  3.   the breach of the OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for the US govt, and  4.   Marriott International.  The Threat of Chinese Espionage to American National Security  Inside Espionage: What Every American Should Know  Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    34 min

  4. 3d ago

    Has AI Destroyed Creativity? Join the Debate

    Panel discussion with Dr Sergio Sanchez and Inventor Mike Acerra on whether AI has destroyed creativity. We also touch on how it's lowered the bar for cyber crime. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Cyber Crime Junkies: Meet CEO Mike Acerra and Dr. Sergio Sanchez 02:30 LuxBlocks and Structural Thinking: Why Kids Are the Best Technology 05:00 Wisdom vs Intelligence: What Schools Get Wrong About Learning 07:30 How Entrepreneurs Really Learn: No MBA, No Business Plan, No Problem 10:00 AI-Assisted Hacking: Ethiopia Cybercriminal Breaches 14 US Companies 12:30 One Guy, No Coding Skills, and Claude: How AI Lowered the Bar for Cybercrime 15:00 When AI Refuses to Help Criminals: Claude's Ethics vs Jailbreakable Models 17:30 Court of Rivals: How Smart People Use Multiple AI Tools to Find Truth 20:00 The Frightening Truth About Script Kiddie Hackers and Small Business Risk 22:30 From Targeted Hackers to Mass Phishing: How AI Changed the Attack Surface 25:00 AI Tokens, Employee Monitoring, and Amazon's Productivity Dashboard 27:30 Token Waste and Optimization: The Real Cost of Bad AI Prompting 29:30 Pro Tip: Convert PDFs to Markdown to Save AI Tokens and Money 32:00 Meta Surveillance Culture: Tracking Every Mouse Click Your Employees Make 34:30 Facebook Clone Scams and Identity Theft: How Profile Cloning Actually Works 36:30 Blockchain, Fungible Money, and Why Tracking Every Dollar Terrifies the Powerful 39:30 Bitcoin, Monero, and Ransomware Gangs: Following the Crypto Trail 42:00 How Banks Inflate the Economy by Lending Money That They Do Not Have Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    57 min

  5. 5d ago

    The Psychology Behind Why Smart People Still Click

    My guest today, John Just, Global Educator with Know Be 4, has trained millions of learners across seventy thousand organizations worldwide. Real cybercrime stories. AI threats. Ransomware attacks. Social engineering tactics that are working against you right now. CHAPTERS 00:00 Know Before Platform Overview: Security Awareness Training That Actually Works 02:30 Phish Alert Button: How Employees Stop Real Attacks in Real Time 05:30 Law Firm Nearly Wires $1M to Hackers: Stopped by Training 07:00 Social Engineering Is the Top Breach Vector: Why Tech Alone Fails 09:30 Building a Security Culture: Flip the Weakest Link Myth 12:00 Psychology Behind Phishing Simulations: Why the Gotcha Approach Backfires 14:30 AI-Powered Threats: Spear Phishing Is Now Scalable and Cheap 17:00 Voice Cloning and Deepfakes: The New Face of Social Engineering 19:30 Gamifying Security: Rewards, Reporting, and Real Culture Change 21:30 Inside Man Series: Hollywood-Quality Cybersecurity Training Content 24:00 KSAT Platform and Security Culture Survey: Measure What Matters 25:30 ADA AI Orchestration Agent: Personalized Security Training at Scale 28:00 K-12 and University Cybersecurity: Protecting Schools on Shoestring Budgets 30:30 Deepfake Simulation Tool: Train Employees Using Your Own CEO's Face 33:00 How to Run Phishing Tests Without Destroying Employee Trust 35:00 KnowBefore Con, Inside Man Season 7, and What's Coming Next Hosted by David Dean Mauro — experienced former trial lawyer, AI Security Advisor, FBI InfraGard member, VP of NetGain Technologies and Author, Moving Target Trilogy Book Series (#1 Amazon Hot New Release 2026). Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    42 min
  6. She Worked the Boston Bombing. Then Learned to Read Criminal Minds

    Jul 5

    She Worked the Boston Bombing. Then Learned to Read Criminal Minds

    We are joined today by special guest, former FBI special agent Nancy Aguilar, who had worked the Boston Marathon Bombing and other high-profile investigations. She is also the host and creator of Baddass in heels: https://badassinheels.com/ We discuss: FBI Profiling and negotiation,  FBI Profiling and counter terrorism, and other key topics: how fbi negotiates, how fbi negotiations are used in cyber crime, how cyber crime negotiations work, fbi profiling in cyber crime, how fbi profiling helps fight cyber crime, understanding science in social engineering, science of social engineering explained, psychology of social engineering explained, how neuroscience hacks humans, the science behind hacking humans, hacking humans using science, Global Cyber Security Strategy,        Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for FREE: @Cybercrimejunkiespodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrU8kX3b4M8ZiQ-GW7Z1yg For more real cybercrime stories, visit our website at https://cybercrimejunkies.com. Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    41 min

  7. Jul 3

    CMMC: The 4 Letters Quietly Ending Small Business Contracts

    CMMC 2.0 explained in plain English — what it means for small businesses, defense contractors, and vendors across the DoD supply chain. Learn about Level 1 vs Level 2, self-attestation risks, C3PAO shortages, compliance deadlines, and how to stay audit-ready before 2025. Don't miss out on crucial information about the CMMC 2025 deadline. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is a vital requirement for businesses dealing with the Department of Defense. If you miss the deadline, you risk losing contracts and facing severe penalties. In this video, we'll explore the consequences of missing the CMMC 2025 deadline and provide valuable insights on how to prepare and stay compliant. Stay ahead of the game and ensure your business is CMMC-ready.   Find out what happens if you missed the deadline and learn how to avoid costly mistakes. Tune in now and take the first step towards CMMC compliance.   CHAPTERS 00:00 – The 4 Letters That Can End Your Business 00:15 – CMMC 2.0: Why November 10, 2025 Changes Everything 01:35 – Meet the Expert: Frontline View from a CMMC Assessor 02:59 – What Is CMMC (In Plain English)? 04:20 – FCI vs CUI: The Data That Decides Your Level 07:05 – Are You Level 1 or Level 2? How the Flow-Down Really Work 10:05 – Why the DoD Stopped “Trusting” Small Contractors 11:40 – Supply-Chain Breaches: How Third Parties Take You Down 13:00 – Level 1: The 17 “Basic” Controls Everyone Ignores 17:00 – The Dangerous Game of Fudging Your Self-Attestation 21:15 – Level 2: 110 Controls, SSPs, and the Reality of NIST 800-171 23:40 – C3PAO Bottleneck: Why Waiting Means Losing Contracts 26:30 – POA&M and the 180-Day “Grace” Trap 32:05 – Surprise: Printers, MSPs, and “Non-Defense” Vendors in the Blast Radius 35:15 – CMMC Is Not Going Away (And Other Hard Truths) 37:05 – Countdown to Fallout: What to Do Before the Deadline Hits   Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

    42 min
  8. Cybercrime Doesn't Win Because It's Smart. It Wins Because You're Tired

    Season 8 Trailer

    Cybercrime Doesn't Win Because It's Smart. It Wins Because You're Tired

    We’ve trained people to fear nation-state hackers…while getting breached by rushed clicks and skipped updates. Cybercrime doesn’t win because it’s smart. It wins because people are tired. We’ve been trained to panic about rare, cinematic attacks…  while leaving the front door unlocked every single day. The boring truth that actually works:  • Don’t get tricked  • Patch your systems That’s it.  Not sexy.  Not cinematic.  But it works. Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. Season 8 is officially here — and it’s the most unhinged, hilarious, and dangerously educational season we’ve ever done with full cyber chaos: 🔥 Interviews with spies & double agents 💥 Cyber WTF moments 🎮 New interactive segments & games 🛡️ Business-grade cybersecurity insights 😂 More humor, more banter, more chaos Hit SUBSCRIBE  Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com     Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out!  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.  Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free: https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq  ===========================================================

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Entertaining & Sarcastic Podcast about dramatic stories on cyber and AI, which actually help people and organizations protect themselves online and stop cybercrime.Find all content at www.CyberCrimeJunkies.com and videos on YouTube & Rumble @CyberCrimeJunkiesPodcast Dive deeper with our newsletter on LinkedIn and Substack. THE CHAOS BRIEF.

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  • Creator
    Cyber Crime Junkies. Host David Mauro.
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    305
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dean Mauro and Cyber Crime Junkies
  • Show Website
    Cyber Crime Junkies

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