October 23, 2025 • 4 mins
In this eye-opening episode of Scammed: Real People, Real Ripoffs, cybersecurity expert Finn Hack exposes 2025's most dangerous digital threats. Discover how sophisticated attackers are using fake Zoom meetings to deploy WebSocket RATs, how pig-butchering scams are fleecing crypto investors of millions, and why AI-powered phishing has evolved beyond simple email tricks. Learn practical defense strategies against MFA fatigue attacks, IP spoofing techniques, and cloud account hijacking that puts your digital identity at risk. Essential listening for anyone who values their online security in an increasingly deceptive digital landscape.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thin hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. I'm
your digital hustlebuster, finn Hack, rocking, neon, green hair, a
glitchy trench, and pixels that don't quit. This is scammed,
real people, real ripoffs. Get comfy. Update those passwords, get
comfy because tonight's episode uncovers three jaw dropping scams that
(00:20):
have rocked twenty twenty five. First up, a scim that'll
make you think twice before clicking Join meeting. According to
cybersecurity salutes at Sentinel One, aid workers supporting Ukraine got
invitations to exclusive virtual strategy sessions so legit de sender
even spoofed the President's office. Victims clicked a professional PDF,
(00:41):
landed on a Zoom lookalike site, and got hit with
a so called browser security check. Here's where it gets
next level. Instead of a simple captf, it pushed a
PowerShell command disguised as a fix run that and the attackers,
possibly tied to the notorious coal Driver group, gained a
digital skeleton key to the victim system via what's called
(01:03):
a web socket rat Imagine giving a ninja your house
keys in schedule in binary, the real kicker their malware
didn't just target one city or group. It popped up
in Ukraine, Italy, India and Slovakia. This crew planned the
caper for half a year, pulled it off in a day,
and then ghosted codes cracked. Cons are whacked if your
(01:27):
zoom says capture, run for the hills. Story two, hook
line and scammer. This next case comes straight from the
wild world of crypto romance and pig butchering scams, all
documented in the twenty twenty five NASA Enforcement Report. Meet
mister Love, not his real handle, but his real story.
(01:50):
He's your average investor, lured into guaranteed ten percent returns
by a charming chat buddy who spun tales of artificial
intelligence pick crypto winners. Hundreds of thousands flowed in. Here's
the devil in the details. When mister Love tried to
cash out, he got hit with a money laundering investigation
(02:11):
notification and locked out of his wallet. In total, the
cons clipped one dollar and twenty cents million from him
and his circle. The scam site went dark, the funds vanished,
and the pain was real. This is pig butchering, where
scammers fatten up your trust before the big slaughter. Remember,
(02:32):
if a stranger you just met online promises exclusive crypto access,
ghosts video calls, and pressures you with secrets, you're on
the chopping block, not the gravy train. Now let's go fishing. Literally.
In twenty twenty five, AI crafted fishing is more seductive
than a clickbait headline, per catchmark i t's trend report.
(02:55):
Criminals now whip up eerily personalized emails. Think subject lines
that match your last team meeting, deep faked voices of
your boss on voicemail, or a QR code that redirects
you right into a digital bear trap. There's even something
called MFA fatigue. Scammers fledge your phone with multi factor
requests until, out of pure frustration, you approve one bam
(03:19):
therein As if that's not nasty enough, they're hijacking legit
cloud accounts to bypass your suspicions entirely. Imagine handing your
house keys to your neighbor, only for them to be
a shape shifting trickster in disguise. Phishing is no longer
just about bad spelling. Now it's deep learning versus deep
trust codes. Cracked cons are whacked pause for a thin
(03:42):
hack beakout. Ever, heard of IP spoofing tix. You're mailing
a glitter bomb but faking the return addresses, Santa Claus.
That's how these digital tricksters full platforms, hide their tracks
and bounce across the globe with your data or crypto.
Each week brings scarier hacks and smarter defense, but every
bite we share means a bite less for the bad guys.
(04:04):
Bite me, scammers. This one's for the good guys. Big
thanks for tuning in to scammed, real people, real ripoffs.
If you value this digital deep dive, subscribe, share and
come back next week for more. I'm finnhack keeping your
stacks safe, your ViBe's neon, and your spirit unscannable. This
has been a quiet please production. For more check out
(04:27):
Quiet please dot ai
Thin hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. I'm
your digital hustlebuster, finn Hack, rocking, neon, green hair, a
glitchy trench, and pixels that don't quit. This is scammed,
real people, real ripoffs. Get comfy. Update those passwords, get
comfy because tonight's episode uncovers three jaw dropping scams that
(00:20):
have rocked twenty twenty five. First up, a scim that'll
make you think twice before clicking Join meeting. According to
cybersecurity salutes at Sentinel One, aid workers supporting Ukraine got
invitations to exclusive virtual strategy sessions so legit de sender
even spoofed the President's office. Victims clicked a professional PDF,
(00:41):
landed on a Zoom lookalike site, and got hit with
a so called browser security check. Here's where it gets
next level. Instead of a simple captf, it pushed a
PowerShell command disguised as a fix run that and the attackers,
possibly tied to the notorious coal Driver group, gained a
digital skeleton key to the victim system via what's called
(01:03):
a web socket rat Imagine giving a ninja your house
keys in schedule in binary, the real kicker their malware
didn't just target one city or group. It popped up
in Ukraine, Italy, India and Slovakia. This crew planned the
caper for half a year, pulled it off in a day,
and then ghosted codes cracked. Cons are whacked if your
(01:27):
zoom says capture, run for the hills. Story two, hook
line and scammer. This next case comes straight from the
wild world of crypto romance and pig butchering scams, all
documented in the twenty twenty five NASA Enforcement Report. Meet
mister Love, not his real handle, but his real story.
(01:50):
He's your average investor, lured into guaranteed ten percent returns
by a charming chat buddy who spun tales of artificial
intelligence pick crypto winners. Hundreds of thousands flowed in. Here's
the devil in the details. When mister Love tried to
cash out, he got hit with a money laundering investigation
(02:11):
notification and locked out of his wallet. In total, the
cons clipped one dollar and twenty cents million from him
and his circle. The scam site went dark, the funds vanished,
and the pain was real. This is pig butchering, where
scammers fatten up your trust before the big slaughter. Remember,
(02:32):
if a stranger you just met online promises exclusive crypto access,
ghosts video calls, and pressures you with secrets, you're on
the chopping block, not the gravy train. Now let's go fishing. Literally.
In twenty twenty five, AI crafted fishing is more seductive
than a clickbait headline, per catchmark i t's trend report.
(02:55):
Criminals now whip up eerily personalized emails. Think subject lines
that match your last team meeting, deep faked voices of
your boss on voicemail, or a QR code that redirects
you right into a digital bear trap. There's even something
called MFA fatigue. Scammers fledge your phone with multi factor
requests until, out of pure frustration, you approve one bam
(03:19):
therein As if that's not nasty enough, they're hijacking legit
cloud accounts to bypass your suspicions entirely. Imagine handing your
house keys to your neighbor, only for them to be
a shape shifting trickster in disguise. Phishing is no longer
just about bad spelling. Now it's deep learning versus deep
trust codes. Cracked cons are whacked pause for a thin
(03:42):
hack beakout. Ever, heard of IP spoofing tix. You're mailing
a glitter bomb but faking the return addresses, Santa Claus.
That's how these digital tricksters full platforms, hide their tracks
and bounce across the globe with your data or crypto.
Each week brings scarier hacks and smarter defense, but every
bite we share means a bite less for the bad guys.
(04:04):
Bite me, scammers. This one's for the good guys. Big
thanks for tuning in to scammed, real people, real ripoffs.
If you value this digital deep dive, subscribe, share and
come back next week for more. I'm finnhack keeping your
stacks safe, your ViBe's neon, and your spirit unscannable. This
has been a quiet please production. For more check out
(04:27):
Quiet please dot ai
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