Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
Episodes
January 8, 2026 • 53 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start ...
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January 6, 2026 • 6 mins
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An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode
Audio reference link: “How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021.
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January 6, 2026 • 44 mins
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Networks Dave Bittner ...
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January 1, 2026 • 36 mins
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Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building — but this time, it’s not just another episode. This is a special edition you won’t want to miss.
For the first time, our hosts are together in-studio — and they’re turning up the heat. Literally. Join Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and h...
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December 30, 2025 • 8 mins
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A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing
Audio reference link: “Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.” Y...
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December 25, 2025 • 46 mins
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Hacking Humans
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing sch...
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December 23, 2025 • 6 mins
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The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading
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December 18, 2025 • 52 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. In follow-up this w...
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December 16, 2025 • 6 mins
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A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation
Audio reference link: “Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020.
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December 11, 2025 • 50 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlin...
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December 9, 2025 • 6 mins
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The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing
Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018.
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December 4, 2025 • 51 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We s...
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December 2, 2025 • 40 mins
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket, pour your favorite mug of tea, and join us each month as we unwrap the season’s juiciest cyber mysteries. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-ho...
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December 2, 2025 • 8 mins
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Software designed to prevent cheating in video games.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/anti-cheat-software
Audio reference link: “The BIG Problem with Anti-Cheat,” by Techquickie, YouTube, 5 June 2020
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November 27, 2025 • 52 mins
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On Hacking Humans, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of N2K's daily space podcast, T-Minus), are once again sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines to help our audience become aware of what is out there. Our hosts discuss and ponder whether or not diamonds are the original cryptocurre...
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November 25, 2025 • 7 mins
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Malware, in the guise of ransomware, that destroys data rather than encrypts.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pseudoransomware
Audio reference link: “Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn | the Dark Knight,” by YouTube, 2 November 2019.
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November 20, 2025 • 55 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start wit...
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November 18, 2025 • 6 mins
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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/trusted-platform-module
Audio reference link: “TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - Computerphile,” Computerphile, 23 July 2021
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November 13, 2025 • 52 mins
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some ...
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November 11, 2025 • 5 mins
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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.
CyberWire Glossary link.
Audio reference link: “Chrome Limits Access to Private Networks,” by Daniel Lowrie, ITProTV, YouTube, 19 January 2022.
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