hackers are generally categorized by the type of hat that they wear. The terms come from

old spaghetti westerns where the bad guy wears a black cowboy hat and the good guy wears a white

hat. Luckily, I know a white hat hacker who knows the black hat hacker tricks, say that a few

times. She works for IBM. And in this podcast from our archives,

she tells us the secret tricks of the trade that hackers are using to get all of us. And do me

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The coronavirus pandemic shocked our once booming economy.

More than 6.6 million layoffs in the past couple of weeks alone have left a lot of Americans uncertain about the future and just desperate for financial assistance.

And that's why the CARES Act was signed into law, which provides aid to affected

businesses and workers. And then in addition to the expanded unemployment benefits, most

Americans will qualify for a direct cash deposit from the federal government to ease this hardship

to the tune of $1,200 per person. Now, if you're struggling right now, this cash payment should be coming your way to help

you out very soon.

But scams and bogus checks are beating the real thing to the punch.

I mean, anytime a global event, such as the coronavirus, COVID-19, happens, well,

that's when the hackers, cybercriminals and the scammers, they just

come out of the woodwork and they go to work. So whether it's fishing emails or new targeted

scams, it's all meant to take advantage of you. And they want to get your browsing history,

your user IDs, your passwords, and all your other personal details.

Now, joining us to tell us exactly what the hackers, the criminals, and the scammers are up to,

is a woman super smart who's simply known as Snow.

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