The Security Guy & CIA Spy by Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka The Security Guy & CIA Spy

AI-generated scams. Episode 40

In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano discuss artificial intelligence and how it facilitates frauds and scams.

Should you have a family ‘safe word’ against AI voice-spoofing scams? AI-generated scam cons Sugar Land man out of $17,000, and High schooler calls for AI regulations after manipulated pornographic images of her and others shared online!

Episode's keynotes / comments / links

Artificial Intelligence Makes Scams Harder to Spot

https://www.michigan.gov/ag/consumer-protection/consumer-alerts/consumer-alerts/scams/artificial-intelligence-and-scams

Should you have a family ‘safe word’ against AI voice-spoofing scams?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/17/should-you-have-family-safe-word-against-ai-voice-spoofing-scams/

Confessions of an AI deepfake propagandist

https://venturebeat.com/ai/confessions-of-an-ai-deepfake-propagandist-using-elevenlabs-to-clone-jill-bidens-voice/

AI-generated scam cons Sugar Land man out of $17,000

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/ai-generated-scam-18469518.php

High schooler calls for AI regulations after manipulated pornographic images of her and others shared online

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/us/new-jersey-high-school-deepfake-porn/index.html



WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security

https://a.co/d/9ghNkn7

Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification 

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/

Hire Robert to speak live at your event

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Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg

Peters Book 

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano discuss Americans losing $2.7 Billion Since 2021 to Social Media Scams.



Next they discuss and explain Too Rich to Ransomware? MGM Brushes Off $100M in Losses and how to protect yourself. This is a DO NOT MISS episode!



Episode's keynotes / comments / links



 FTC: Americans lost $2.7 Billion Since 2021 to Social Media Scams

https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/ftc-american-lost-2-7-billion-since-2021-to-social-media-scams/



Too Rich to Ransomware? MGM Brushes Off $100M in Losses

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/too-rich-to-ransomware-mgm-brushes-off-100m-in-losses-



WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security

https://a.co/d/9ghNkn7



Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification 

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/



Hire Robert to speak live at your event

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/



Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/



Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg



Peters Book 

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano discuss how Officials unveil the ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime takedown of the Qakbot Network, a botnet robot network of scammy computers.

Next, they discuss and explain how a Kroll Employee was SIM-Swapped for Crypto Investor fraud and how to protect yourself. And finally, they talk about Fighting Back Against Synthetic Identity Fraud. 

Episode's keynotes / comments / links

Officials unveil ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime takedown

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/29/fbi-doj-cybercrime-takedown-00113371 

Kroll Employee SIM-Swapped for Crypto Investor Data

https://securityboulevard.com/2023/08/kroll-employee-sim-swapped-for-crypto-investor-data/ 

Fighting Back Against Synthetic Identity Fraud

https://securityboulevard.com/2023/09/fighting-back-against-synthetic-identity-fraud/ 

WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security

https://a.co/d/9ghNkn7 

Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification 

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/ 

Hire Robert to speak live at your event

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/ 

Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/ 

Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg 

 

Peters Book 

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

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In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano delve into the pressing issue of identity theft, a crime raking in billions. 

They spotlight a concerning video about credit card skimmers found at Walmart checkout lines in the Northeast. Plus, they discuss the alarming possibility of a Russian commander's demise being linked to his jogging patterns on the Strava app. Tune in for these vital insights!

Episode's keynotes / comments / links

Worried About Identity Theft? There’s a Reason for That. 

https://www.enzoic.com/blog/worried-about-identity-theft/

Attention shoppers: Credit card skimmers found at Walmart checkout lines in Northeast 

https://www.wcvb.com/article/credit-card-skimmers-at-walmarts-in-northeast/44551905

Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/europe/russian-submarine-commander-killed-krasnador-intl/index.html



WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security

https://a.co/d/9ghNkn7



Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification 

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/



Hire Robert to speak live at your event

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/



Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/



Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg



Peters Book 

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano discuss the MOVEit hack and how 15.5 million records are now in the hands of criminals.

They reveal the CLOP Ransomware gang lists first victims of MOVEit mass-hacks, including US banks and universities and How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Tech Support Scams. Peter introduces his new book WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security. 

Episode's keynotes/comments / links



Millions affected by MOVEit mass-hacks as list of casualties continues to grow

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/millions-affected-moveit-mass-hacks/



Ransomware gang lists first victims of MOVEit mass-hacks, including US banks and universities

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/moveit-clop-mass-hacks-banks-universities/



MoveIt Hack: What Businesses Should Know and Individuals Should Do

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/moveit-hack-what-businesses-should-know-individuals-do-siciliano/?



How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Tech Support Scams

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-spot-avoid-and-report-tech-support-scams#:~:text=Phone%20calls,to%20run%20a%20diagnostic%20test.



WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?: Senior Survival Guide on Fraud, Privacy, and Security

https://a.co/d/9ghNkn7



Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/



Hire Robert to speak live at your event

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/



Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/



Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg

In this episode, Peter Warmka and Robert Siciliano dive into the critical topic of water supply security. They shed light on the alarming incident of hackers leaking over 721 million passwords in 2022. Additionally, they address the disturbing issue of sexual predators hijacking children's webcams and the tragic case of a teenager's death from the Benadryl Challenge, which TikTok claims to have never witnessed such content trend before.



Episode's keynotes/comments/links:



EPA stresses the need for improved water cybersecurity

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/99041-epa-stresses-the-need-for-improved-water-cybersecurity 

Report: Hackers leaked over 721 million passwords in 2022

https://venturebeat.com/security/hackers-leaked-over-721-million-passwords-2022/ 



Tech Update:

How Sexual Predators Can Hijack Your Child’s Webcam

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-sexual-predators-can-hijack-your-childs-webcam 



BizDev:

TikTok Says It’s ‘Never Seen This Type of Content Trend’ After Teen Dies From Benadryl Challenge

https://gizmodo.com/ohio-jacob-stevens-tiktok-benadryl-challenge-1850356423 



Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/ 

Hire Robert to speak live at your event

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/ 



Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/ 

Peter's two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg 

Peter's Book

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hackinghttps://amzn.to/2LQuBSP