He Wired $25M After a Video Call With His Boss. His Boss Wasn't There.

He Wired $25M After a Video Call With His Boss. His Boss Wasn't There.

A finance worker sat down for a video call with the company's chief financial officer. Senior managers were on the screen too. By the end of that call, the worker had wired out twenty-five million dol Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/he-wired-25m-after-a-video-call-with-his-boss-his-boss-wasnt-there

Your Daughter's Voice Just Called Begging for Money. It Wasn't Her.

A scammer needs just three seconds of your voice. Three seconds — a clip from a voicemail, a social media video, a quick hello. That's all it takes to clone you well enough to fool the people who love you most. If you'v Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-daughters-voice-just-called-begging-for-money-it-wasnt-her

Your Face Can't Be Reset: The Hidden Cost of Proving You're Over 18 Online

You know that little checkbox that asks if you're over eighteen? On a growing number of websites, that checkbox is quietly becoming a request for your government I.D. — and a copy of your face. And once that data lands in Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-cant-be-reset-the-hidden-cost-of-proving-youre-over-18-online

That Frantic Call From Your Kid? It Might Be a Scammer With 3 Seconds of Their Voice.

Three seconds. That's all a scammer needs of your child's voice to clone it. Not three minutes. Not a recorded phone call. Three seconds of audio — pulled from a video they posted online — is now enough to recreate their Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-frantic-call-from-your-kid-it-might-be-a-scammer-with-3-seconds-of-their-vo

Your Kid's Face, Their Data: The Age-Check Trap Nobody Warned You About

When a website tries to guess your teenager's age from a selfie, it's wrong by more than a year on average. And that's on a good day — perfect lighting, clear photo, nothing in the way. That tiny marg Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-kids-face-their-data-the-age-check-trap-nobody-warned-you-about