Each week we’ll share something quick and useful to help you stay cyber aware. To start, we’ve picked out some podcasts that cover real stories of hacks, scams, and the social engineering tricks that still catch people out today.
JISC Podcast – ClickFix
The JISC cyber threat intelligence team unpack the rise of ClickFix and its newer cousin, FileFix. Both are sneaky social engineering tricks that fool people into clicking malicious links or downloading dodgy files.
You’ve probably seen our comms about malicious “Captcha” scams – this episode explains how attackers pull them off and why they’re so effective.
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Darknet Diaries
If you like real-life cybercrime stories, this one’s for you. Darknet Diaries is all about hackers, breaches, shadow governments, hacktivism, and everything lurking in the darker corners of the web.
Some good starter episodes: The Pirate Bay, Bangladesh Bank Heist, and NSO.
Darknet Diaries – True stories from the dark side of the Internet.
Lazarus Heist
What happens when a hacking group tries to steal a billion dollars? The Lazarus Heist tells the story in a gripping mix of true crime and cyber intrigue. Definitely one to binge.