September 27, 2025 • 4 mins
In this electrifying episode of Swipe Stories: Caught in the Con, host Finn Hack delivers the latest digital threats emerging by March 2025. Discover how hackers are targeting PyPI maintainers with sophisticated phishing schemes, learn about the nationwide tax refund text scam sweeping social media, and explore the alarming rise of AI-powered deepfake catfishing. With practical defense strategies against each threat, Finn breaks down complex digital dangers into actionable advice. Essential listening for developers, taxpayers, and anyone communicating online in an increasingly deceptive digital landscape.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Finn hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. What's up, listeners,
This is Finn hack Neon Green of Noggin, Binary on Skin,
dashing through the digital underbelly as your guide to swipe
stories Caught in the Khan. I'm here to take you
straight through the wildest, weirdest, most sidewinding scams lighting up
social feeds and trending hard. As of March seventeenth, twenty
(00:21):
twenty five, Buckle up because Tonight's Triple Dose features the
newest fish employs, scams brewed by Roguaei, and epic drama
just the way we like it. Let's drop it a
story one hook line and scammer. The Piepi maintainer con
is making some serious waves. Imagine you're an open source
(00:42):
coder powering the library, lifeblood of half the web. Then
in rolls an email from the Piepi registry warning you
to verify your account before suspension. The link looks legit,
the tone professional, slick, familiar, but plot twist. It's not PIPI.
It's pipimer dot org, a lookalike site spun up by scammers.
(01:06):
Maintainers who bite lose their credentials in a flash. Handing
attackers access to package metadata and control over critical libraries
people rely on everywhere the biggest digital irony. This scam
survives by morphing domains faster than code in a speed run.
Pipie security team hits back with blocklests, lifting the hood
(01:27):
on two factor plans, and racing to shut these domains
before code gets corrupted. It's a never ending game of
whack a mole and listeners. The best defense is sharp eyes,
direct loggins, and hardware keys. Your trust is the target.
Codes cracked, cons are whacked. Let's sync to story two.
The refund ruse rolling through social feeds. Picture this. Pennsylvania's
(01:51):
Department of Revenue issues an alert. Scammers posing as officials
send texts promising juicy refunds. Just tap the link and
share your banking info. But real officials say no way.
They never text for cash. The messages look official, pack
urgent language, and link to realistic refund sites, ready to
(02:11):
snatch your social Security number and drain your bank faster
than you can say tax return. What's wild? According to
recent warnings, this con isn't just a Keystone State caper.
It's cross country from Ohio to Cali. Trending hard across
X and local news. If you see a suspicious tax text,
just delete, don't click, don't reply. Bite me, scammers, this
(02:36):
one's for the good guys. Now set phasers to nerd mode.
Hear this, set phasers to nerd mode. Here comes story three,
the AI deep fake catfish Kaspersky seen fake persona set
up for long term pig butchering, cons chatting, flirting, and
persuading victims into bogus investments. But the latest twist comes
with voice and video deep fakes. Recently, in Florida, a
(02:59):
woman was convinced her daughter was calling for help after
a car wreck, desperate and in tears. But those tears
pure machine. Her daughter was a voice deep fake by AI,
part of a fast growing black market biz. These impersonations
are cheap thirty bucks to clone a voice, effective and
heartbreakingly real. Scam auctions now hawk instant identity swapping for
(03:22):
video calls, sending lips, voices, and even family secrets through
mixers and lip sync tools. The best antidote always call
your loved ones through another channel, ask personal questions, and
use secret code words. If your AI assistant ever suggests
a suspect link double check like your digital life depends
on it, because it just might. Each of these stories
(03:43):
crack open the vault on digital vulnerabilities, whether you're a
software savant, tweaking open source, just trying to get your
taxes done, or chatting online. Remember the con artists have
leveled up IP spoofing today. It's trickier than digital origami.
Scammer's full data so fast even a boiling code kettle
can't keep up. But with the right knowledge, the right systems,
(04:06):
and a little street wise skepticism, you're packing serious defense.
That's a wrap for this episode of Swipe Stories Caught
in a con. Thanks for tuning in and dropping into
my zero day world. Come back next week for more
real life hack drama. Don't forget to subscribe wherever you
catch your podcasts. This has been a quiet Please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot Ai, stay strapped
(04:27):
for scams, and remember finn hacks in the stack.
Finn hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. What's up, listeners,
This is Finn hack Neon Green of Noggin, Binary on Skin,
dashing through the digital underbelly as your guide to swipe
stories Caught in the Khan. I'm here to take you
straight through the wildest, weirdest, most sidewinding scams lighting up
social feeds and trending hard. As of March seventeenth, twenty
(00:21):
twenty five, Buckle up because Tonight's Triple Dose features the
newest fish employs, scams brewed by Roguaei, and epic drama
just the way we like it. Let's drop it a
story one hook line and scammer. The Piepi maintainer con
is making some serious waves. Imagine you're an open source
(00:42):
coder powering the library, lifeblood of half the web. Then
in rolls an email from the Piepi registry warning you
to verify your account before suspension. The link looks legit,
the tone professional, slick, familiar, but plot twist. It's not PIPI.
It's pipimer dot org, a lookalike site spun up by scammers.
(01:06):
Maintainers who bite lose their credentials in a flash. Handing
attackers access to package metadata and control over critical libraries
people rely on everywhere the biggest digital irony. This scam
survives by morphing domains faster than code in a speed run.
Pipie security team hits back with blocklests, lifting the hood
(01:27):
on two factor plans, and racing to shut these domains
before code gets corrupted. It's a never ending game of
whack a mole and listeners. The best defense is sharp eyes,
direct loggins, and hardware keys. Your trust is the target.
Codes cracked, cons are whacked. Let's sync to story two.
The refund ruse rolling through social feeds. Picture this. Pennsylvania's
(01:51):
Department of Revenue issues an alert. Scammers posing as officials
send texts promising juicy refunds. Just tap the link and
share your banking info. But real officials say no way.
They never text for cash. The messages look official, pack
urgent language, and link to realistic refund sites, ready to
(02:11):
snatch your social Security number and drain your bank faster
than you can say tax return. What's wild? According to
recent warnings, this con isn't just a Keystone State caper.
It's cross country from Ohio to Cali. Trending hard across
X and local news. If you see a suspicious tax text,
just delete, don't click, don't reply. Bite me, scammers, this
(02:36):
one's for the good guys. Now set phasers to nerd mode.
Hear this, set phasers to nerd mode. Here comes story three,
the AI deep fake catfish Kaspersky seen fake persona set
up for long term pig butchering, cons chatting, flirting, and
persuading victims into bogus investments. But the latest twist comes
with voice and video deep fakes. Recently, in Florida, a
(02:59):
woman was convinced her daughter was calling for help after
a car wreck, desperate and in tears. But those tears
pure machine. Her daughter was a voice deep fake by AI,
part of a fast growing black market biz. These impersonations
are cheap thirty bucks to clone a voice, effective and
heartbreakingly real. Scam auctions now hawk instant identity swapping for
(03:22):
video calls, sending lips, voices, and even family secrets through
mixers and lip sync tools. The best antidote always call
your loved ones through another channel, ask personal questions, and
use secret code words. If your AI assistant ever suggests
a suspect link double check like your digital life depends
on it, because it just might. Each of these stories
(03:43):
crack open the vault on digital vulnerabilities, whether you're a
software savant, tweaking open source, just trying to get your
taxes done, or chatting online. Remember the con artists have
leveled up IP spoofing today. It's trickier than digital origami.
Scammer's full data so fast even a boiling code kettle
can't keep up. But with the right knowledge, the right systems,
(04:06):
and a little street wise skepticism, you're packing serious defense.
That's a wrap for this episode of Swipe Stories Caught
in a con. Thanks for tuning in and dropping into
my zero day world. Come back next week for more
real life hack drama. Don't forget to subscribe wherever you
catch your podcasts. This has been a quiet Please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot Ai, stay strapped
(04:27):
for scams, and remember finn hacks in the stack.
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