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When a young engineer uncovered a sizeable click fraud situation at Google, he discovered a bigger problem; namely, the perverse ingenuity that drives online fraud and scams. “Big Breaches” author Neil Daswani joined us to talk click farms, data breaches, AI exploits, and the big picture of cybercrime today.
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Jackals of Trust: A Short History of Cybercrime
Cybercrime expert Gary Warner joins to discuss Nigerian confraternities, the “campus cults” rooted in idealism that morphed into a multi-billion dollar transnational organized crime network. Learn about the “money blessing,” the coded language and insider access, and the elite thug playbook for exploiting trust.
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