This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up from listener John Helt having some chicken withdrawal, Foghorn Leghorn excluded. You are welcome, John, you now have your chicken updates! And, we share how a fish went shopping. Maria shares some research (including her own) on using AI chatbots to phish the elderly. Joe’s got two stories today. First up, he talks about the Myanmar army continuing their raids on scam centers. Joe also shares a piece on two men found guilty of engaging in an extensive fraud scheme of ACA plan subsidies involving over $233 million from the federal government. Dave's story helps keep scammers out of your stockings this holiday season. Our catch of the day comes from the phishing subreddit about a text a la Strong Bad. Resources and links to stories: Black neon tetra: Credit card fraud We set out to craft the perfect phishing scam. Major AI chatbots were happy to help. Can AI Models be Jailbroken to Phish Elderly Victims? An End-to-End Evaluation Can AI Models be Jailbroken to Phish Elderly Victims? An End-to-End Evaluation Myanmar’s military launches raid on second major online scam center President of Insurance Brokerage Firm and CEO of Marketing Company Convicted in $233M Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud Scheme Keep scammers out of your stockings this holiday season Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at
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