How to Avoid Sneaky Phishing Scams

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 5

WNYC has been targeted by scammers who posed as hosts and offered authors interviews -- for a fee (which WNYC would never do). Rachel Tobac, co-founder and CEO of Social Proof Security, and Kenneth Atkins, assistant director of IT and data security at WNYC, talk about how to spot sneaky online phishing scams, and how to deal if you fall for it.

Photo: Stock image (Vertigo3d via Getty Creative)

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