The FAIK Files
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The Business of Scamming (feat. Maël Le Touz, threat researcher w/Infoblox)
In this week's episode: Defining "pig butchering" and how it differs from traditional online scams. The human trafficking nightmare behind the scamming compounds in Southeast Asia. How Infoblox uses DNS security to track industrial-scale scam operations and their ties to organized crime. The rise of "Scamming as a Service" and how AI is supercharging the deception. Debunking VPN myths and practical advice on how to safely help a victim of a scam.
The FAIK Files is CHANGING (for the better!)
Hey there! Mason here with an update about our plans for this show. In a nutshell: we're going bi-weekly, and we're doing project-based experiments as well as interviews. It's gonna be a lot more fun, a lot more experimental, and still just as informative as ever.
In this week's episode: Apple and Google officially partner to bring Gemini-powered answers to Siri; We discuss QWEN 3 TTS, a new open-source model with no guardrails; A deep dive into GenAI.mil, the military's new secure AI platform; And, GHOSTLINE: A new tool for secure, anonymous, P2P video interviews.
Governments, Hackers, and Government Hackers (feat. Emily Crose)
In this week's episode, we sit down with Emily Crose, a former US Intelligence Officer and expert in offensive and defensive cyber security. We discuss her book, "Hack to the Future," and the history of how governments pursue and domesticate hackers. The evolution of the relationship between the hacking community and the US government, from the "Kevin Mitnick era" to modern recruitment. How the culture of early BBS systems morphed into modern social media influence and disinformation. Hidden history: The "Eligible Receiver" exercise and the mysterious "Evidence Surprise." The resilience of Critical Infrastructure (SCADA) and the role of regulation in cybersecurity.
Attack Your Company with Deepfakes (feat. Jason Thatcher of Breacher.ai)
In this week's special interview episode: We sit down with Jason Thatcher, a Deepfake Red Teaming expert from Breacher.ai; we discuss why static deepfakes (like voicemail) are currently outperforming live video attacks; the emerging threat of "Agentic AI" and how it changes the landscape for 2026; and, why teaching people to "spot the glitch" creates a false sense of security.
