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Michelle and Mavis hear how three of Christine鈥檚 friends lost more than 拢300 each when her social media account was hacked. Now she wants answers, and the ethical hacking team are on the case.

Christine was alerted to unusual activity on her social media account, but by that point three of her friends had lost 拢300 each. Now Christine wants answers as to how her account was exposed. Michelle and Mavis are on the case alongside the team of ethical hackers.

Kaz got in touch after a scammer targeted her bitcoin account and extracted the profits she鈥檇 made on her investments, but what the hackers turn up reveals Kaz needs a major overhaul of her passwords to make sure all her accounts are safe.

Michelle meets with linguist Dr Lis Carter to learn about the language tricks scammers used in Christine鈥檚 case, and Lynn tells us how she went on her own ethical hacking mission to make sure she wouldn鈥檛 be ripped off again.

28 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Nov 2022 10:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Michelle Ackerley
Presenter Mavis Ackerley
Series Producer Steve McConville
Executive Producer Caroline Short
Production Company ITN Productions

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Nov 2022 10:45

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