Have you ever noticed how we keep telling ourselves cyber risk is a “future problem” right up until it walks in the front door wearing a name badge?

Because in this episode, we’re not talking about Hollywood hackers or hoodie clichés. We’re talking about how attacks actually happen now. We interview global vCISO Dan Elliott from Recorded Future all about it.

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.

True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

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The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

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• Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!

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We discuss true cyber crimes of When Gamers Start Swatting: Violence for Hire Online.

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.

True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

Special Author pricing (30% off)

The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

Special Author pricing (30% off)

Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

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New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!

New non-fiction Book Series is out!

• Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
• Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
• Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!

🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.

Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies

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A hacker stayed anonymous for years. Mishaal Khan, author of Phantom CISO and creator of Operation Privacy, found him in about an hour using OSINT, open source intelligence, meaning information that's already public and free to find. The case grew into a Department of Justice investigation and a documentary that premiered at Tribeca. Inside: the OSINT method nobody teaches, the voice cloning scam that takes ten seconds, and the mansion address he legally made his own, Tony Stark's.

Chapters

00:00 Meet Mishaal Khan and his cybersecurity expertise
01:08 Mishaal's background and notable projects
02:16 Fooling credit bureaus with Iron Man's address
03:14 Operation privacy: a crowdsourced privacy management tool
06:55 Implementing privacy strategies in daily life
07:25 The importance of a security culture in organizations
13:23 The capabilities and risks of AI and voice cloning
15:48 Social engineering tactics and how to defend against them
20:17 OSINT techniques for cybersecurity and social engineering
22:45 Defending against organized cyber threats and long-term reconnaissance
27:10 Building a security-aware organizational culture
30:00 Mishaal's work in law enforcement and legal boundaries
49:38 Upcoming documentary 'Stealing Magic' and its focus
50:31 Piracy in the magic community and digital theft
52:24 Unmasking online impersonators and the role of OSINT
54:48 The importance of creativity and organic investigation in cybersecurity
55:49 Closing remarks and Mishaal's book 'Phantom CISO'

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.

True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

Special Author pricing (30% off)

The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

Special Author pricing (30% off)

Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com

Support the show

New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners!

New non-fiction Book Series is out!

• Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.
• Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.
• Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!

🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon. We are all Stevie Parker.

Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies

Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME

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