Trust no link, my darling.

This podcast episode recap covers recent social engineering and fraud trends, including Google’s actions against a large phishing operation, guidance for protecting seniors online, network segmentation tips for IoT devices, an FBI warning on AI-assisted virtual kidnapping scams, and a spike in celebrity impersonation fraud via hacked social media. It highlights emerging criminal tactics and user protection measures such as MFA, strong passwords, and anti-smishing/robocall tools, without providing technical indicators or a specific incident deep-dive.