There's a whole new dating scam that could mean you end up out of pocket (or beaten up) after a first date with a glamorous admirer, and a woman in Los Alamos uses an Air Tag to entrap a thief.
Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Maya Levine of Sysdig.
All this, and a very bad Cockney accent, in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- Mail Theft Suspect Apprehended Using AirTag - Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
- Google and Apple deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in Android and iOS - Google Security blog.
- Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android - Apple.
- Barclays Scams Bulletin: Men more likely to fall victim to romance scams, while women lose more money - Barclays.
- 3 men trapped by same woman: Journalist on modus operandi of dating app scams - India Today.
- Mumbai club under fire for 'dating scam' after man gets Rs 61,000 bill - India News.
- Romance scams in 2024 + online dating statistics - Norton.
- Tips for romance scams - Better Business Bureau.
- What to know about romance scams - Consumer Advice.
- The Godfather club dating app scam in Mumbai - YouTube.
- What accent does Butcher have in ‘The Boys’? - NME.
- Shokz bone conduction headphones - Shokz.
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