S3 Ep27: Census scammers, beg bounties and data breach fines

Published: April 7, 2021, 11:02 p.m.

How scammers copied a government website almost to perfection. What to do about those fake "bug" hunters who ask for payment for finding "vulnerabilities" that aren't. Why the Dutch data protection authority fined Booking.com for not sending in a data breach disclosure fast enough.

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Useful podcasts and videos mentioned in this episode:

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/s3-ep12-a-chat-with-social-engineering-hacker-rachel-tobac

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/s3-ep8-a-conversation-with-katie-moussouris

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/what-should-you-say-if-you-have-a-data-breach

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With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.

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Original music by Edith Mudge

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