What the Hack with Adam Levin

Like many of us, Joyce spent many hours during the Covid lockdown connecting with friends playing games online--MahJong mostly. Imagine her surprise when using a legitimate app to find a scammer trying to empty her entire bank account. The likely culprit: an in-app advertisement. This episode is about the danger posed by the ads in the games we play.   Also featured: Beau gets got by the bad guys, sort of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Toma is in the business of making the world a greener place, which made him into a target for someone looking to tap into his credit at a local bank. A stroke of luck was all that stood between him and economic ruin. Find out in the latest episode how Paul was compromised and why you should never reuse your passwords. Also featured: Ransomware gangs continue to suck at public relations.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you know when you’ve been hacked? What happens when you lose control of an account, but don’t see any other unusual activity? Is it a mistyped password, or a hacker simply biding their time? On this week’s episode, we speak with Ed, who found himself locked out of his Facebook account but saw no other indication of foul play. That is, until he noticed an unfamiliar email address attached to his account… Also discussed: Remote access trojans and phony ransomware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Dan Beeler of Boyne Resorts. He’s a cool guy, and no slouch when it comes to cybersecurity. The job: oversee the data and cybersecurity that makes possible a kingdom of outdoor bliss: skiing, fishing, hiking, ziplining, Segway tours, etc. If it’s cool and only doable outside, chances are good Boyne Resorts offers it.  As CIO, one of Dan’s jobs is to protect fans of the great outdoors (or at least their data) from prying eyes and the myriad perils our personally identifiable information are subject to daily. Fending off the assortment of cyber attacks that come his way? All in a day’s work.  That’s why Dan was the first to know when his company got hit by ransomware. Hear what happened, and how Dan saved the day in this latest episode of “What the Hack with Adam Levin." Also: Should ransom payments be tax deductible? We ponder this question over chicken nugget smoothies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh works at a real estate company that oversees wire transfers every day. Hear the story about the time a single compromised email almost cost his company big time. Had it not been for a very vigilant executive, this story would have ended in calamity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices