Hacking Humans

Don't trust ransomware to tell you its real name.

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Joe describes online redirect scams, URL encoding and the clever combination of the two. Dave shares delightful satire about Russian brides and Nigerian princes, together at last. The catch of the day involves a student getting the best of scammers, getting them to send him money. Our guest is Fabian Wosar from Emsisoft, well-known for decrypting ransomware. 
Links from today's stories - 
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2019/09/25/hot-woman-in-your-area-marries-nigerian-prince-whos-email-you-ignored/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/10052181/student-limerick-online-scammer-charity/
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