Cybercrime and How Hackers Prey on Human Nature
Cybercrime and How Hackers Prey on Human Nature  
Podcast: The Pulse
Published On: Thu Oct 30 2025
Description: Cybercrime has been around for as long as computers have — but over the past 20 years, it's exploded into a global threat, with staggering financial, political, and even personal consequences. On this encore episode, we hear about the virus that ushered in the age of social engineering attacks, the history of cybercrime, and what led one man to become a hacker.