143 episodes

Webby-nominated "What the Hack with Adam Levin" is true cybercrime with dad jokes. It’s a no-shame zone for anyone who’s ever been scammed, hacked, phished or cyber-bushwhacked. Every week, we feature fascinating people talking about the terrifying, annoying, embarrassing, or infuriating things they’ve experienced online. Join consumer affairs veteran Adam Levin with co-hosts Beau “Hack Me” Friedlander and Travis “Here's What Actually Happened” Taylor for a good story and tips on how to make yourself a little harder to hack. 

What the Hack with Adam Levin Loud Tree Media

    • True Crime
    • 4.5 • 182 Ratings

Webby-nominated "What the Hack with Adam Levin" is true cybercrime with dad jokes. It’s a no-shame zone for anyone who’s ever been scammed, hacked, phished or cyber-bushwhacked. Every week, we feature fascinating people talking about the terrifying, annoying, embarrassing, or infuriating things they’ve experienced online. Join consumer affairs veteran Adam Levin with co-hosts Beau “Hack Me” Friedlander and Travis “Here's What Actually Happened” Taylor for a good story and tips on how to make yourself a little harder to hack. 

    Secret Service Agent “Mark” Works the Pan-Africa Beat

    Secret Service Agent “Mark” Works the Pan-Africa Beat

    Who better to talk to about pan-African crime syndicates than someone tasked with shutting them down? From drug mules and sextortion to romance scams and spearphishing, this week’s talk with Secret Service Agent “Mark” pulls back the curtain on Black Axe and other crime rings operating worldwide.
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    • 45 min
    Cybersecurity Girl Caitlin Sarian Tries to Delete Herself Online

    Cybersecurity Girl Caitlin Sarian Tries to Delete Herself Online

    Every part of life that comes in contact with the Internet is tracked, packed and sold to a a seemingly infinite network of data brokers. Caitlin Sarian AKA Cybersecurity Girl joined us this week to discuss why scrubbing your information is trickier than it sounds and what you can do about it. 
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    • 35 min
    Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam

    Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam

    Think you’re too savvy to get scammed? Author and activist Cory Doctorow explains how we’re all one muffaletta and a malfunctioning jet door away from falling prey to the most basic of cons. He joins us this week to talk about that and to fill us in about his new book, “The Bezzle.”
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    • 46 min
    Presley Rhodes Fights an Army of Thirst Trap Thieves

    Presley Rhodes Fights an Army of Thirst Trap Thieves

    Presley Rhodes makes a living posting what she calls “the subtle art of the thirst trap.” Popular on Instagram, she uses that platform to draw her most parched followers to OnlyFans where she can get paid. But what happens when a scammer buys access to those images? Nothing good.
    To hear what happened (and try to figure it out) we talked to someone who was scammed, someone who came to the rescue (former White House CIO and What the Hack guest Theresa Payton) and a United States Secret Service agent working in South Africa to catch the bad guys.
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    • 48 min
    Joy and Michelle Talk Skimmers, Scammers and SNAP EBT Fraud

    Joy and Michelle Talk Skimmers, Scammers and SNAP EBT Fraud

    SNAP food assistance is a lifeline for more than 40 million Americans experiencing food insecurity. In a growing trend, criminals are targeting major security lapses in SNAP fund distribution, stealing millions in aid, so we asked this week’s guests how we can put a stop to it. 
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    • 32 min
    Brett Johnson Explains the Abject Terror that Awaits Us All

    Brett Johnson Explains the Abject Terror that Awaits Us All

    Brett Johnson has been called the Godfather of cyber crime. He was on the FBI’s most-wanted list. And he was on What the Hack before! He returns for a freewheeling conversation about what’s new in cybercrime, how it’s changed and wants you to know how to better protect your digital life.
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    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
182 Ratings

182 Ratings

Spotngoob ,

Nothing short of a must listen!

The gentleman on What the Hack have created a podcast that delivers amazing stories on cybercrime, which helps to understand not just the crime(s) but those whom are affected! With compassion, understanding, a little humor and a lot of knowledge, this podcast is a must hear for every online user today! Love it!

brownwraith ,

Title theft

I’ve heard of this issue from the bigger pockets podcast and forums. The easiest way to keep your property title from being stolen is to put a $100 or so lean on the property. Before the title can be transferred the lien holder has to be contacted to make sure thenkein has been cleared. That puts friction in the transaction to slow or stop it.

Maybe contact them to do a deeper dive on the whole situation.

Torso1300 ,

Like but wish for more detail

I enjoy this show, but like some other reviews my critical comment would be to get a little more in depth on how the featured situations unfold. So far in my listening, I feel like several guests left their interviews still not fully understanding what happened to them- this alarms me somewhat and seems like a shame when they are getting the opportunity to talk to experts about their scam experience. Honestly I feel like these guests may fall victim a second time if they don’t understand that they allowed remote software on their computer, for an example. Now perhaps this is a function of editing and keeping the show’s lightness and brevity, but it does disturb me in some episodes.

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