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Most people think hackers target important people. They don't. They target easy ones. You've Been an Absolute Joy to Hack breaks down the everyday habits that quietly make you vulnerable and what you can do about them. No jargon. No fear-mongering.
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What If You Lost Your Emails Tomorrow? (opens the original)
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What If You Lost Your Email Tomorrow? Most people think of email as somewhere messages arrive. But what happens if you suddenly can’t get into it? Your email is connected to far more than your inbox. It can be the recovery point for your shopping accounts, social media, cloud storage, subscriptions, work systems, travel bookings, financial services, and much more. In this episode, Joe looks at what could actually happen if you lost access to your email, and why protecting it properly matters mor
Hurry Up And Let Me Scam You! (opens the original)
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Hurry Up and Let Me Scam You Scammers love one thing almost as much as your money: urgency. The faster they can get you to act, the less time you have to stop, question what is happening, and verify whether it is real. In this episode, Joe looks at why pressure is such a powerful part of scams and cybercrime, and how criminals use fear, authority, emotion and fake deadlines to push people into making decisions they would normally question. We also look at why even people who know what phishing l
Can you believe what you see online anymore? (opens the original)
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Can You Believe What You See Online Anymore? We've all heard the phrase, "Seeing is believing." But is that still true? With AI-generated images, deepfakes and manipulated content becoming increasingly convincing, many people are asking how they can tell what's real. But perhaps that's the wrong question. In this episode, we explore why trying to spot AI might not be the best defence, how our relationship with online content is changing, and the simple habit that could protect you better than an
Can you trust what you hear on the internet? (opens the original)
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Can You Trust What You Hear Anymore? Do you know how much of your own voice is already out there? Have you ever wondered how convincing an AI-cloned voice could actually sound? Would you know what to do if you got a call that sounded exactly like someone you trust? In this episode of You've Been an Absolute Joy to Hack, Joe Hormenoo and Mark Wakeley explore how AI voice cloning has gone from a Hollywood concept to something that takes just seconds to pull off. Starting with a trip down memory la
Can You Really Hide From The Internet (Free TRACE Method Guide) (opens the original)
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Can You Really Hide From The Internet? (with free download) Have you ever thought about deleting social media and disappearing from the internet? Would it actually work? Or is your digital footprint much bigger than you realise? In this episode of You've Been an Absolute Joy to Hack , Joe Hormenoo explores one of the biggest misconceptions about online privacy: that deleting your social media accounts means you've disappeared. Through a real-world conversation, Joe explains why our digital lives
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