Digital arrest scams and stream-jacking

Smashing Security

Graham Cluley

Technology, News, Tech News

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In our latest episode we discuss how a woman hid under the bed after scammers told her she was under "digital arrest", how hackers are hijacking YouTube channels through malicious sponsorship deals, and how one phone company is turning the tables on fraudsters through deepfake AI.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

'You are under digital arrest': Inside a scam looting millions from Indians - BBC News.
Digital Arrest Scam: How You Can Stay Safe - YouTube.
Tamil Nadu Professor Placed Under Digital Arrest, Duped of Rs 10 Lakh - YouTube.
'Mann Ki Baat' episode 115 - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“My YouTube Channel Got Deleted Last Night..” - Bitz on YouTube.
NCA shuts down major fraud platform responsible for 1.8 million scam calls - National Crime Agency.
O2 launches free anti-scam caller identification for millions of customers - O2.
AI Scambaiters: O2 creates AI Granny to waste scammers’ time - YouTube.
“StreamJacking” - Hijacking Hundreds of YouTube Channels Per Day Propagating Elon Musk Branded Crypto Giveaway Scams - Guardio.
Graham Cluley on Bluesky.
Maria Varmazis on Bluesky.
Dan Da Dan - Netflix.
Butter by Asako Yuzuki - Harper Collins.
'Butter' book review: Meditations on murders - The Guardian.
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Transcript

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0:00.0	I get the whiff of horsesh through all this phone call.
0:05.4	When you're dealing...
0:06.3	Oh, you're so bold now, aren't you? You're so bold.
0:08.8	When there was an American policeman in New Hampshire Coral while we were driving through it
0:12.7	and he was telling you to stop and pull over, you weren't so bold then, were you?
0:16.4	No, you pulled over then, didn't you?
0:18.2	There was a gun on his hip, that's why.
0:30.8	Smashing Security, Episode 394.
0:35.8	Digital Arrest Scams and Streamjacking, with Carol Terrio and Graham Cluley.
0:39.3	Hello, hello, and welcome to Smashing Security episode 394. My name's Graham Cluley. Hello, hello and welcome to Smash Insurity Episode 394.
0:40.6	My name's Graham Cluelly.
0:42.0	And I'm Carol Terrio.
0:45.1	And Carol, we're joined today by a very special guest.
0:46.4	Very VIP.
0:48.9	Yes, delighted to welcome back.
0:50.0	Maria Vermasces.
0:50.8	Hello, Maria.
0:53.0	Hi, thanks for having me back.
0:54.7	She had a voice change. And you squealed with the light. Hi. Thanks for having me back. She had a voice change.
0:57.1	And you squealed with the light.
1:00.4	Welcome back, Maria.
1:01.5	Thank you.
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