The CyberGuy Report

[Ep. 50] She opened her airline app. 50,000 miles were gone

An airline miles scam can hit anyone, even travel expert Katy Nastro. She landed in New York, opened her app, and found 50,000 miles gone, redeemed by a stranger for a tr

[Ep. 49] Why political texts keep coming after you block them

Sick of political text messages? I get them too. I block one number, and wham, the next day it's back from the same group. So I asked PACspam creator George Weiner why b

[Ep. 48] How a fake NFL player allegedly pulled off a $1.3 million scam

The Daejon Love scam started on dating apps like Hinge, where a fake 49ers player allegedly ran a $1.3 million romance scam on at least 26 women. Domonique Dubose matched

[Ep. 47] She thought her daughter was kidnapped... it was actually AI

An AI voice cloning scam convinced Deborah Del Mastro that a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her daughter. The sobbing voice on the phone was an AI voice clone, and the

[Ep. 46] Squatters took over his mom's house, here's how he took it back

In 2019, seven squatters moved into Flash Shelton's mom's empty house, and the sheriff told him there was nothing they could do. So he came up with a plan of his own. Now

[Ep. 45] She loved him for two years. It was a romance scam.

Romance scams are the most expensive form of online dating fraud, and this one plays out like a true crime documentary with two victims instead of one. Gabby met a man o

[Ep. 44] She went to jail for nothing (Flock camera got it wrong)

Flock cameras sit at the end of ordinary neighborhood streets in thousands of American towns, and one of them read Lindsey Isaacs' license plate wrong. Seven months later

[Ep. 43] I survived Hurricane Katrina (here's what I learned)

In August 2005, I flew to New Orleans on a trip with my parents and ended up trapped downtown as Hurricane Katrina came ashore. I got my mom and dad onto the last flight

[Ep. 42] Voicemail with no missed call? It's a scam

Voicemail with no missed call? That silent voicemail scam is how criminals confirm your phone number is real, and blocking the number will never stop it. A viewer named M

[Ep. 41] This judge spent 16 years on the bench, one ruling ended it

Jennifer had never even had a speeding ticket. Then she posted on Facebook about the dirty water coming out of taps in Trinidad, Texas, and two police officers showed up

[Ep. 40] Hackers are sending fake birthday party invitations right now

A phishing email disguised as a party invitation is installing malware on PCs and it arrives from a name you already trust in your inbox. Baby shower. Wedding. Retirement

[Ep. 39] This humanoid robot hit a child (and it only gets worse)

Humanoid robot fails caught on camera, and these AI robots are not glitching safely in a lab.  One kicks two men out of an office. One punches a stranger in a crowd with

[Ep. 38] Your computer, car, and fridge are making MONEY off your screens (here's why)

Windows 11 ads, Samsung fridge ads, and pop-ups in your Jeep: you paid for all three devices, so why are they still selling to you? You own your computer. You own your f

[Ep. 37] This DMV scam is costing people thousands

An audience member named Todd got a text saying he owed the California DMV $160 and his license was about to be suspended. One problem: he hadn't lived in California fo

[Ep. 36] The bank scam stealing your family's savings

Scam calls are emptying retirement accounts faster than ever, and the scammers behind them aren't who you think. This true crime look at financial fraud could protect you

[Ep. 35] Mother arrested after a Facebook post about dirty water

When Jennifer Combs saw sewage-colored water pouring from her neighbors' faucets in Trinidad, Texas, she did what any good neighbor would do: she spoke up online. She m

[Ep. 34] Is that Social Security email in your inbox real?

Candace almost clicked a button that would have handed scammers her Social Security number, bank credentials, and her entire identity. The email looked completely officia

[Ep. 33] Is your insurance app tracking you right now?

Jan emailed Kurt with a question most of us have never thought to ask: why does her insurance app need her location, her health data, and her movement… all day, every day

[Ep. 32] Jury Duty scam stole $10,000 from Arizona woman

What happens when you miss jury duty? Like most normal people, Gale had no idea. She had just finished up work on her 70th birthday when she discovered a voicemail from

[Ep. 31] How facial recognition put an innocent grandmother behind bars

A 50-year-old grandmother in Tennessee was babysitting when US Marshals showed up at her door with guns drawn. The charge: bank fraud in Fargo, North Dakota, more than