Unmasking Digital Deception: SIM Swaps, Fake Prescriptions, and University Data Breaches Exposed

# Swipe Stories: Caught in the Con - Digital Dangers Exposed

Join cybersecurity expert Finn Hack for an electrifying deep dive into 2024's most alarming digital threats. This episode unpacks the explosive rise in SIM swap attacks targeting vulnerable populations, exposes dangerous fake GLP-1 medication scams circulating through text messages, and reveals how a university data breach compromised 10,000 student profiles. Learn practical protection strategies against social engineering, phishing schemes, and credential theft in this fast-paced exploration of modern cyber cons. Essential listening for anyone who values their digital security in an increasingly vulnerable online landscape.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Finn hacks in the stack. Let's unpack the attack. Welcome
back digital daredevils to swipe stories cot in the con
I'm your neon haired, glitched out host, thin hack beaming
straight from the zeros, and ones with binary tattoos hot
enough to set firewalls ablaze. If you're here for wild
tales of Internet trickery, you've swiped right on the perfect

(00:20):
pod story one straight from the buzzing feeds. Simswaps folks
have reached explosive new heights in both the US and
UK this year. Imagine handing your whole digital life to
a scammer just because a call center worker was sweet
talked into porting your number. In twenty twenty four, the
FBI clock nearly a thousand complaints, racking up twenty six

(00:43):
million dollars in losses, while the UK saw brain melting
one thousand and fifty five percent jump in cases. The
real kicker, older adults are the juiciest targets. One Texas
grandma noticed no service on her phone, and before she
could say tap twice for backup, her bank savings were
drained and all her two factor codes hijacked. Hook line

(01:03):
and scammer. When it comes to simswapping, the weakest link
isn't your SIM card, it's human verify inverification. Think of
IPA sproofing as a digital halloween. Scammers dress up their
data packets to sneak where they don't belong. Codes cracked,
cons are whacked. Always lock your accounts tight, and don't

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let social engineers sweet talk your cell provider. Ready for
the next wild ride. This one's a prescription for disaster.
In September, social media and text in boxes lit up
with the wave of fake glp ie prescription offers bad
news for anyone desperate for diabetes or weight loss meds
Like Ozepic and waygovy. These fishing crooks spoofed doctor names,

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used local phone numbers, and linked to slick websites, hiding
behind real looking medical logos. But here's the twist. Instead
of a real prescription, clicker's got scam out of cash
or worse, given a legal or watered down knockoff meds.
Malware Bytes reported the domains were loaded up with trackers,
every click mapped out and flagged in big data dumps.

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The EU even issued a continent wide warning about the
sharp rise of these miracle cold text and social ad scams.
Remember faithful listeners. If the grindset doc is texting from Texas,
but you live in California, back away from that link,
hook line and scammer. Now onto our third electrified tale.
A university breach that'll make your hard drive spin. February

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this year, Western Sydney University had ten thousand students data
swiped by an attacker who slipped past a single sign
on system like picking one master key and unlocking every
door in the door. Not just names and emails, but
full on academic and demographic dossiers got peddled on dark
web forums. The real kicker the breach was only uncovered

(02:52):
by traces on hacker boards and law enforcement investigatory grit.
Here's the cliffhanger. Even after chasing every digital breadcrumb, some
still in student info is still lurking in the wild
wild web. Universities are beefing up security, but in a
world of reused passwords and weak MFA, the campus could
easily be the next convenue codes cracked, cons are whacked.

(03:16):
Never recycle your credentials. Your part time gig should not
open the door to your student loans. Bite mee scammers,
This one's for the good guys. Swipe stories exist to
sharpen your cyber sixth sense and keep you a swipe
ahead of the next con If a story got your

(03:37):
heart rate up or your hacker sense tingling, that's Finn's
digital mission accomplished. Thanks for tuning into swipe stories caught
in the con flus your thumbs. Subscribe for next week's
fresh hacks, and remember, stay bold, stay brilliant, and keep
your pixels protected. This has been a Quiet Please production.

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