Cybersecurity Hotline Special

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

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4.4 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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We asked listeners to send in all their questions related to cybersecurity for this special Vergecast Hotline episode. David Pierce talks to Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom to get you the best advice for staying safe online. Email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. We are conducting a short audience survey to help plan for our future and hear from you. To participate, head to vox.com/podsurvey, and thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this episode comes from Zell.
0:02.2	You'd never fall for an online scam, right?
0:07.0	You use two-factor authentication.
0:09.2	Ignore calls from everyone named Spam Risk.
0:12.8	And never use the password.
0:15.1	Password.
0:17.3	But scammers are getting more sophisticated and more active,
0:21.4	which means they're finding millions of new victims every single year.
0:26.0	The good news is that there's a lot you can do to protect yourself
0:29.3	on the wild, wild web.
0:31.8	For starters, Zell wants to remind you,
0:34.4	only send money to people you know and trust.
0:37.9	Zell is available to United States Bank account holders only,
0:41.0	terms and conditions apply.
0:54.8	Welcome to the VergeCast, the flagship podcast
0:58.4	of turning off Wi-Fi on all of your devices
1:01.6	and putting on 10 foil hats.
1:03.0	I'm your friend David Pierce.
1:04.3	Russell Brandem is here.
1:05.3	Hi, Russell.
1:06.1	Hi.
1:07.0	And this is a very special VergeCast episode.
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