How Hacks Happen

Many Worlds Productions 99 - Actors Behaving Badly

Hacks, scams, cyber crimes, and other shenanigans explored and explained. Presented by your friendly neighborhood cybersecurity gal Michele Bousquet.

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How Hacks Happen

Episodes

Actors Behaving Badly

Spotify: Making Millions With Bots

Voiceprint, Face ID, and Sneakers

Glitches in the Matrix

2025: The Year of AI Scams

The Barber Shop Scammers

It's Official: Facebook is Scammy

Signing Your Life Away: Subscriber Agreements

Personal Pest Control: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

AI Gone Rogue: Delusional Chats Lead to Heartbreak

Quick Tip: Protecting Your Money With Face ID

Bug Bounties: Getting Paid to Hack

Red Team: The Best Job in Cybersecurity (Until You Get Arrested)

Random Number Generators Pt 3: Under the Hood

Random Number Generators Pt 2: Unsecure Devices

Random Number Generators Pt 1: Cheating at Video Games

Payday Loans: A Very American Scam

Summer 2025 Tour of Scams: Job Scams, Sextortion, and Threats

Hacks Ain't What They Used to Be

Who owns your trash? It's probably not you.

The Amanda Knox Case: How To Get Arrested for Being Weird

Send Me a Text! I'd love to hear from you.

Coinbase Hack and Impending Crypto Doom

Stingray Part II: The Fight for Privacy

Stingray Part I: Does Cell Phone Surveillance Violate Your Rights?

Identity Theft: Three Stories | Replay

Social Media Smoke: Razzlekhan, Dutch, and the $4 Billion Heist

Social Media Smoke: Andrew Tate and The Real World

Social Media Fraud: Hushpuppi and the Designer Lifestyle

April Fool's Day Exclusive: The Blackberry at the End of the Universe

Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival

Hacker, Broker, Scam: Following Stolen Data

AI Part 3: Tools, Technology, and Magical Connections

Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road | Replay

AI Part 2: Recognizing Scams

AI Part 1: Deepseek

Equifax | Replay

Shady Cousins: Hacks and Scams

Wildfire Clickbait: Milking a Disaster on Social Media

2025 World Tour of Scams

Honey's Funny Money

Catfishing 3: The Money Mule

Catfishing 2: Money for Love

Catfishing 1: Social Engineering for Profit

What is a Password Leak?

Ashley Madison Breach | Replay

Change Healthcare Breach

Credit Card Fraud: 2024 Update

Are QR Codes Scammy?

Your SSN Is Out There. Deal With It.