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Beau Friedlander

The Scarcity Trap: Where Scammer and Scammed Collide

It’s not just greed: The global fraud machine fueled by financial need on one side and loneliness on the other, isn’t just about money; i…
Beau Friedlander
November 4, 2025

Is Home Title Fraud Really a Thing?

The most valuable asset for most Americans is their home and that’s probably why it’s the target of scammers looking to profit from easy-to-file pape…
Beau Friedlander
October 28, 2025

Your Phone Isn’t a Crime Scene—Yet: The Forensics of a Digital Life

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we hear the same advice every year: update your passwords, get a password manager, use two-factor authenticat…
Beau Friedlander
October 21, 2025

The Earned Internet? Seth Godin Leads the Way (Again)

This week’s episode of “What the Hack?” featuring Seth Godin forced a fundamental re-evaluation of what I thought I knew about our digital lives, spe…
Beau Friedlander
October 15, 2025

From the Podcast: How Social Media Giants “Promote” Fraud

We can all agree on this home truth about the Internet: You’re on your own when something goes sideways with your account on social media. But…
Beau Friedlander
October 7, 2025

The Gold Bar Scam and the Secret Weapon Every Family Needs to Fight Fraud

One of the most terrifying thoughts in the digital age is realizing that the detailed, digital version of you is out there—ready for criminals to pie…
Beau Friedlander
September 30, 2025

The Good, the Bad and the Brokered

“People have lost their lives because their data is available to their abuser.” This stark statement from Identity Theft Resource Center…
Beau Friedlander
September 24, 2025

Scammer-Facing False Positives: When Hackers Mess Up

Academy Award-winning fillmaker Dan Sturman was on our podcast “What the Hack?”
Beau Friedlander
September 17, 2025

Unmasking the “Privacy Paradox” with Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark

Ever feel like your life is an open book that you didn’t write? In a digital marketplace where “post-privacy” is marketed as the ne…
Beau Friedlander
September 9, 2025

Ep 215: They Targeted His Mom, He Went Full CIA

This week’s episode of “What the Hack?” explores the global rise of scams targeting older adults. Guest Ken Westbrook, a 33-year veteran of the CIA a…
Beau Friedlander
September 3, 2025

The Scarcity Trap: Where Scammer and Scammed Collide

It’s not just greed: The global fraud machine fueled by financial need on one side and loneliness on the other, isn’t just about money; i…
Beau Friedlander
November 4, 2025

Is Home Title Fraud Really a Thing?

The most valuable asset for most Americans is their home and that’s probably why it’s the target of scammers looking to profit from easy-to-file pape…
Beau Friedlander
October 28, 2025

Your Phone Isn’t a Crime Scene—Yet: The Forensics of a Digital Life

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we hear the same advice every year: update your passwords, get a password manager, use two-factor authenticat…
Beau Friedlander
October 21, 2025

The Earned Internet? Seth Godin Leads the Way (Again)

This week’s episode of “What the Hack?” featuring Seth Godin forced a fundamental re-evaluation of what I thought I knew about our digital lives, spe…
Beau Friedlander
October 15, 2025

From the Podcast: How Social Media Giants “Promote” Fraud

We can all agree on this home truth about the Internet: You’re on your own when something goes sideways with your account on social media. But…
Beau Friedlander
October 7, 2025

The Gold Bar Scam and the Secret Weapon Every Family Needs to Fight Fraud

One of the most terrifying thoughts in the digital age is realizing that the detailed, digital version of you is out there—ready for criminals to pie…
Beau Friedlander
September 30, 2025

The Good, the Bad and the Brokered

“People have lost their lives because their data is available to their abuser.” This stark statement from Identity Theft Resource Center…
Beau Friedlander
September 24, 2025

Scammer-Facing False Positives: When Hackers Mess Up

Academy Award-winning fillmaker Dan Sturman was on our podcast “What the Hack?”
Beau Friedlander
September 17, 2025

Unmasking the “Privacy Paradox” with Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark

Ever feel like your life is an open book that you didn’t write? In a digital marketplace where “post-privacy” is marketed as the ne…
Beau Friedlander
September 9, 2025

Ep 215: They Targeted His Mom, He Went Full CIA

This week’s episode of “What the Hack?” explores the global rise of scams targeting older adults. Guest Ken Westbrook, a 33-year veteran of the CIA a…
Beau Friedlander
September 3, 2025
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