WhatsAppening here?

This CyberWire episode summarizes recent social-engineering and fraud activity: consumer scams (puppy and pet-related scams), business email compromise and vendor payment fraud with substantial financial loss, a targeted espionage campaign persisting in an executive's Outlook account to quietly exfiltrate sensitive data, and the emerging use of AI deepfakes to trick employees into approving fraudulent payments. The report is a news-style roundup highlighting real-world impacts and evolving attacker techniques.