Discover how cybercriminals target F1 fans with fake Grand Prix tickets, use AI deepfakes to execute multi-million dollar financial fraud, and deploy smishing scams through fake toll violation texts. Host Finn Hack breaks down these sophisticated digital cons with cyberpunk flair, offering practical security advice to protect yourself from evolving scam techniques. Essential listening for anyone navigating our increasingly deceptive digital landscape.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thin Hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. Welcome
to scam Chronicles, a new mark every week. I'm your
neon drenched host thin Hack, the only podcast personality with
binary tattoos, a glitch in my style code, and a
heart wired for cyber mpathy. Fitting cause tonight you'll need
both brains and bit armor. Strut those golden ratio census friends.
(00:23):
We're heading where trust gets hacked and every click could
be a con our first tale the Great Belgian Grand Prix,
Paddock pass, Pandemonium picture, the hype spa Franker Schamps July
twenty twenty five, Global F one fever running at four
hundred kilometers per hour and cyber criminals riding slipstream in
hot pursuit. Cloud Sek cybersecurity investigators reveal scammers cooked up
(00:47):
entire fake ticket sites for the event, hijacked official looking
social posts, and spun out Instagram accounts promising fans exclusive
pit access or paddock passes if they shared likely and
filled out forms with personal data. Entire garages of F
one superfans found their inboxes filched and while it's fleeced
before race day, here's where things get wheel spinning weird.
(01:11):
The fakes mimicked not just tickets, but even classic team
merch in NFT giveaways. Fee one teams reported hackers registering
new domains nearly identical to official Grand Prix web pages,
Tricking not just fans but some low level staff, hook
line and scammer. That's social engineering on overdrive, showing anyone,
(01:33):
even die hard racing fans, can be a digital mark
if they speed past security best practices. Shift gears. For
case two, a vishing video call catastrophe that'll blow your
neural circuits. According to reporting from the Identity Theft Resource Center,
a finance staffer at a Hong Kong firm took part
in what seemed like a routine virtual meeting. Only every
(01:56):
participant on screen, from the CFO to tech support was
an AI generated deep fake. Scammers used video footage harvested
online to craft an eerily authentic simulation. The CFO ordered
a wire transfer worth twenty five million dollars. Though the
targets suspected at first, the convincing avatars and perfectly mimicked
(02:18):
voices wore their instincts down. Boom funds vanished, reality glitched,
and the attackers were never seen again. Its next level
IP spoofing. Think of the Internet like a spooky funhouse.
The mirrors AI clones that don't show your reflection, They
just near what you want most to see. Codes cracked,
cons are racked. Anyone can be tricked if they trust
(02:40):
their eyes more than their protocols. Now for our last story,
a real teeth grinder hitting your phone. Smishing strikes on
the open road. As shared by the Associated Press, state
after state in the US faced a wave of tech
scams this summer. Victims got official looking messages claiming unpaid
road tools, with threats of fines, suspended licenses, or legal
(03:03):
heat unless immediate payment was wired. Louisiana's ag herself got dinged.
But here's the bug. Some states, like Vermont don't even
collect tolls. One security firm counted over ten thousand domains
spun up just for these scams. Smishing is phishing's turbocharged
mobile cousin. If phishing is casting a line, smishing is
(03:24):
chucking dynamite in the pond. It's a reminder that even
ordinary texts can mask extraordinary manipulation. Before I bounce, let
me drop one last download. Every new tech convenience brings
new cyber cons. Today it's race tickets and AI deepfakes. Tomorrow,
who knows, maybe scammers will hack your driverless cars playlist.
(03:46):
But here in the hackstack, bite me, scammers. This one's
for the good guys. Your best defense isn't just software,
it's sharp wits and a dash of finn hacked mischief, Verify, scrutinize,
and never let urgency override caution. Thanks for tunneling through
scam chronicles with me thin hack. Come back next week
(04:07):
for a new mark, a fresh tale, and your weekly
update on the world's wildest hacks. Don't forget to subscribe.
Keep those IDs secure and those passwords unguessable. This has
been a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet
please dot ai
Thin Hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. Welcome
to scam Chronicles, a new mark every week. I'm your
neon drenched host thin Hack, the only podcast personality with
binary tattoos, a glitch in my style code, and a
heart wired for cyber mpathy. Fitting cause tonight you'll need
both brains and bit armor. Strut those golden ratio census friends.
(00:23):
We're heading where trust gets hacked and every click could
be a con our first tale the Great Belgian Grand Prix,
Paddock pass, Pandemonium picture, the hype spa Franker Schamps July
twenty twenty five, Global F one fever running at four
hundred kilometers per hour and cyber criminals riding slipstream in
hot pursuit. Cloud Sek cybersecurity investigators reveal scammers cooked up
(00:47):
entire fake ticket sites for the event, hijacked official looking
social posts, and spun out Instagram accounts promising fans exclusive
pit access or paddock passes if they shared likely and
filled out forms with personal data. Entire garages of F
one superfans found their inboxes filched and while it's fleeced
before race day, here's where things get wheel spinning weird.
(01:11):
The fakes mimicked not just tickets, but even classic team
merch in NFT giveaways. Fee one teams reported hackers registering
new domains nearly identical to official Grand Prix web pages,
Tricking not just fans but some low level staff, hook
line and scammer. That's social engineering on overdrive, showing anyone,
(01:33):
even die hard racing fans, can be a digital mark
if they speed past security best practices. Shift gears. For
case two, a vishing video call catastrophe that'll blow your
neural circuits. According to reporting from the Identity Theft Resource Center,
a finance staffer at a Hong Kong firm took part
in what seemed like a routine virtual meeting. Only every
(01:56):
participant on screen, from the CFO to tech support was
an AI generated deep fake. Scammers used video footage harvested
online to craft an eerily authentic simulation. The CFO ordered
a wire transfer worth twenty five million dollars. Though the
targets suspected at first, the convincing avatars and perfectly mimicked
(02:18):
voices wore their instincts down. Boom funds vanished, reality glitched,
and the attackers were never seen again. Its next level
IP spoofing. Think of the Internet like a spooky funhouse.
The mirrors AI clones that don't show your reflection, They
just near what you want most to see. Codes cracked,
cons are racked. Anyone can be tricked if they trust
(02:40):
their eyes more than their protocols. Now for our last story,
a real teeth grinder hitting your phone. Smishing strikes on
the open road. As shared by the Associated Press, state
after state in the US faced a wave of tech
scams this summer. Victims got official looking messages claiming unpaid
road tools, with threats of fines, suspended licenses, or legal
(03:03):
heat unless immediate payment was wired. Louisiana's ag herself got dinged.
But here's the bug. Some states, like Vermont don't even
collect tolls. One security firm counted over ten thousand domains
spun up just for these scams. Smishing is phishing's turbocharged
mobile cousin. If phishing is casting a line, smishing is
(03:24):
chucking dynamite in the pond. It's a reminder that even
ordinary texts can mask extraordinary manipulation. Before I bounce, let
me drop one last download. Every new tech convenience brings
new cyber cons. Today it's race tickets and AI deepfakes. Tomorrow,
who knows, maybe scammers will hack your driverless cars playlist.
(03:46):
But here in the hackstack, bite me, scammers. This one's
for the good guys. Your best defense isn't just software,
it's sharp wits and a dash of finn hacked mischief, Verify, scrutinize,
and never let urgency override caution. Thanks for tunneling through
scam chronicles with me thin hack. Come back next week
(04:07):
for a new mark, a fresh tale, and your weekly
update on the world's wildest hacks. Don't forget to subscribe.
Keep those IDs secure and those passwords unguessable. This has
been a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet
please dot ai
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