Show Notes
A familiar voice. A convincing email. A request that catches you at exactly the wrong moment. What happens when the signals we rely on to trust someone can be manufactured? Cybersecurity expert and author Frank Riccardi joins Francis Gorman on The Entropy Podcast to unpack how AI is changing the hacker’s playbook. From personalized phishing attacks and voice cloning to deepfakes and crypto romance scams, Frank explains why the most effective weapon is often our willingness to trust. Drawing o...
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