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Enjoy some musings from How Hacks Happen host Michele Bousquet.

What is a cryptocurrency “pump and dump”? - Pump and dump and rug pull are the tools that scammers and influencers use to run cryptocurrency scams. It’s all designed to take money out of your pocket, and put it in theirs. So let’s take a little tour of these terms, what they mean, and how you can spot a scammer trying to pull […]
Easy money = easy scams - In 2013, a friend told me about this amazing opportunity at Amazon. Regular people were making a killing selling all kinds of stuff on Amazon like eye masks, water purifiers, and oven mitts. These sellers were so excited, they wanted to share this information with you. All you had to do was buy their course […]
NFTs explained in plain English - Prefer listening? Check out our episode on NFTs. NFTs are an interesting idea, a sort of cool new way to buy and sell stuff. In a way, they remind me of trading cards, like Pokemon cards or the baseball cards of old. Buying, selling, and trading such cards can bring a certain level of enjoyment, […]
Hacker food - Why are hackers so obsessed with pineapples and pie?