How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham's cryptocurrency
Summary
Graham Cluley recounts a sophisticated social engineering attempt where a fake detective tried to steal his cryptocurrency seed phrase. Danny Palmer then details "Captive Crunch," a Russian state-sponsored campaign hijacking hotel Wi-Fi DNS to infect travelers with malware. The episode also covers a data breach of the UK Department for Education, exposing 600,000 records of teachers and university staff to extortionists.
Topics discussed
Fake police officer scam targeting cryptocurrency holders
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Captive Crunch: Hotel Wi-Fi DNS hijacking attacks
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UK Department for Education data breach and ransomware
Arctic Wolf report on ghost assets and security gaps
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