Show Notes
AI-generated voices, fake bosses on Zoom, SIM-swapped phones and a casino shut down from a single service-desk call – this is what modern cybercrime really looks like. In this episode of SEEK Bytes, Elliott Millar, Will and security influencer Kelsey Lundgren return for Part 2 to dig into the latest social-engineering threats, AI-powered scams and why shame keeps attacks hidden.
This episode's special guest: Kelsy Luengen (SEEK Security Influencer)
Kelsey unpacks why hackers hack, how shame and under-reporting keep crime in the dark, and the terrifying rise of AI-driven social engineering – from MGM’s casino shutdown to employment and romance scams, deepfake Zoom CEOs, voice-cloned “your child’s in trouble” calls, and malicious “ChatGPT” apps that are really just malware with great branding. She also shares how SEEK builds a no-blame security culture, why she’d rather you over-report “weird” emails, and how to talk about scams with colleagues, customers and your own family without making anyone feel stupid.
In this episode you’ll learn: • How modern scams really work – and why smart people still fall for them – including the psychology of shame, under-reported romance and job scams, and how a single phone call socially engineered a casino into chaos. • How AI is super-charging attackers – from flawless phishing copy and personalised recon to deepfake voices and faces, malicious “AI” downloads and even tricking chatbots into generating attack templates under the guise of “training”. • Practical ways to protect yourself, your team and your family – why app-based 2FA beats SMS, what SIM swapping is, how to sanity-check QR codes and “AI tools”, using family codewords, and how leaders can build a culture where people report near-misses instead of hiding them.
If you’re in software, data, support, security, product or IT leadership, this Part 2 episode will sharpen how you think about human-layer risk, AI-driven threats and the culture you need so people actually report problems before they become incidents.
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