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Digital arrest scams and stream-jacking

2024/11/21
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Carole Theriault
知名网络安全播客主持人和信息安全咨询师，多次获奖的《Smashing Security》播客创始人。
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Graham Cluley
一位全球知名的网络安全专家和播客主持人，专注于网络安全、黑客和在线隐私。
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Maria Varmazis
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Graham Cluley 介绍了印度一种新型的“数字逮捕”诈骗，诈骗犯冒充执法人员，利用人们对法律的恐惧，诱骗受害者进行转账。受害者往往是受人尊敬的专业人士，他们被指控参与洗钱和贩卖人口等严重罪行，并被告知将被“数字逮捕”。诈骗犯会要求受害者在家中设置手机摄像头，进行 24 小时监控，并通过 Skype 进行审讯。受害者由于害怕被捕，往往会遵守诈骗犯的指示，最终被骗取大量钱财。 Carole Theriault 和 Maria Varmazis 也参与了讨论，并表达了对此类诈骗的担忧。Carole 还分享了英国电信公司 O2 推出的 AI 程序 Daisy，该程序可以接听诈骗电话并浪费诈骗犯的时间，以此来保护潜在受害者。 Maria Varmazis 则讲述了另一位 YouTube 游戏主播 Bits 的遭遇。Bits 的频道被盗，并被用于直播加密货币诈骗。Maria 指出，这种被称为“Stream Jacking”的攻击方式越来越普遍，对 YouTube 主播的职业生涯造成了严重威胁。

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A neurologist in India falls victim to a digital arrest scam, where scammers impersonate law enforcement to extort money. The scam involves fake court trials via Skype and demands for personal information and money transfers.
  • Scammers impersonate law enforcement to extort money.
  • Victims are coerced into transferring their savings for 'government verification'.
  • Hundreds of people have fallen victim to similar scams, resulting in millions in losses.

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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.

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