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Hosted by Unknown Host · technology · EN-US · 87 episodes
Hacks, scams, cyber crimes, and other shenanigans explored and explained. Presented by your friendly neighborhood cybersecurity gal Michele Bousquet.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHow Hacks Happen is a technology podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Episode #5
ChatGPT is great for drafting documents, right? Not when it hallucinates legal precedent or is used wholesale to skew expert reports. Here you'll hear about cases where lawyers didn't bother to check their AI-generated briefs, and an expert witness who blatantly used ChatGPT to write his "opinion". Send us Fan Mail Support the show
Episode #4
The promise of Hollywood stardom leads some to fraud and scams. In this episode, we talk about three scammers from the land of the silver screen: Alison Gu, a convicted fraudster who tried to hire Chinese-speaking actors as witnesses for her case; Zach Horowitz (aka Zach Avery), an actor who conned his friends and major investors out of millions of dollars with fake contracts; and Mary Carole McDonnell, a TV producer who pretended to be an heiress to a huge fortune so she could borrow millions and disappear before the bill came due. Resources: Alison Gu: Defendant hires 7 actors for her fraud trial Zach Avery: Actor Pleads Guilty to $650 Million Ponzi Scheme, Faking Netflix and HBO Deals Mary Carole McDonnell: The 73-year-old ‘fake heiress defrauding banks out of millions’ Send us Fan Mail Support the show
Episode #4
When musician Michael Smith couldn't find an audience for his music, he manufactured it. By unleashing thousands of bots to listen to thousands of fake AI-generated songs on Spotify and other platforms, Smith earned millions in royalties before getting caught. Resources: North Carolina Musician Charged with Music Streaming Fraud Aided by Artificial Intelligence — U.S. Department of Justice North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Music Streaming Fraud Aided by Artificial Intelligence — U.S. Department of Justice Indictment: United States v. Michael Smith — U.S. Department of Justice PDF Spotify says it now has more than 100 million songs Spotify Q4 2025 Earnings Report Although the songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real — MusicRadar Spotify’s fake artists problem gets weirder with AI-generated albums — The Verge Artificial Streaming — Spotify for Artists How Royalties Work on Spotify — Spotify Loud & Clear Deezer launches artist-centric payment system Billie Eilish Was Discovered on Spotify and SoundCloud Before Global Fame — Rolling Stone Sofi Tukker on Streaming Success and Spotify Discovery Send us Fan Mail Support the show
Episode #3
Voiceprint ID is the latest virtual gadget for banks and financial institutions. But how secure is it, really? Let's look at the pros and cons of voice recognition, facial ID, and the AI systems they work with, and look back at the 1992 film Sneakers to see how this 34-year-old movie predicted some of the problems with voiceprint security. Resources: BBC: Cloned customer voice beats bank security checks CNN: Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited Third Innocent Black Man to Be Misidentified by Facial Recognition Software Sues Police Department and Prosecutor for False Arrest and Imprisonment Send us Fan Mail Support the show
Episode #1
Glitch or fraud? Let's explore "money glitches" popularized on social media, and the consequences faced by people who used them. Resources: The Chase Money 'Glitch': How a Viral Fraud Scheme Backfired What you need to know about "Klarna method" posts on social media Ringleader sentenced in multimillion-dollar fraud operation which saddled victims with crushing debt Send us Fan Mail Support the show
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