160 episodes
What the Hack with Adam Levin Loud Tree Media
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- True Crime
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4.6 • 192 Ratings
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"What the Hack with Adam Levin" is the award-winning weekly true cybercrime podcast--the place to hear memorable stories and get good advice.
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Kristin Bride Lost Her Son and Now She’s on a Mission
Kristen Bride’s 16-year-old son died by suicide after being cyberbullied on Snapchat. Setting her sites on anonymous messaging apps that intentionally traumatize children, Bride heads to Washington DC to fight for change.
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Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare
Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week.
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Beau’s Cousin Makes the Right Call
There was a video chat, phone messages and a lot of back and forth before Beau’s cousin began to wonder if he was thinking straight, and called to see if we thought he was being scammed. This week we get a rare look at a pig butcher in action.
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Andrew Steven Finds a Red Flag in His Dream Backyard
From handshake deals to digital pat-downs, the rental market is filled with great opportunities (that is, for scammers). Our very own producer, Andrew Steven recently got some first-hand experience when he and his partner tried to find a new place.
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Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?
AI is everywhere – in the news, on our devices, assisting us, making life easier for us, and for criminals, too, harnessing AI to swindle people more efficiently. What’s next? We dive into the dark side of AI and ask two experts: Could AI commit the perfect crime?
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Roy Gets Hacked by an Evil Clown
Did you know that you can activate malware on your computer just by looking at an image posted in the comments of an online discussion? We're big on good cyber hygiene. Our first episode provides an important life lesson: Always use a burner computer to troll your enemies. And of course beware of evil clowns. Check out Roy’s story about the time he got hacked while trolling QAnon followers.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent work!!!
It’s hard to find a decent and informative podcast nowadays. This one definitely worth checking. Good stories, a great source of information and learnings about cybersecurity and internet crimes! Go for it!
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!
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.