Pc Mike's Techcast

Hacking is not as bad as you think: It's worse! In this episode of the PC Mike Podcast, Tech Journalist Mike Wendland reveals the dirty little secrets of hackers, scamsters and online fraud artists. In an interview with' Attorney Steven Weisman - one of the nation's top experts on cybersecurity and online scams -  we learn how the government and business are trying to keep you from knowing how bad the problem has become and what you can do to protect yourself.Weismann explains:-Startling revelations about horribly damaging hacks that have been kept secret-How credit card companies cover up the extent of their vulnerabilities-Why it's often safer to use a credit card online than to give it to a retail sales person-How the IRS is losing billions in an online scam that could easily be fixed but for government bureaucracy-How100 top gangs of highly skilled hackers are able to steal millions-How governments - including the US -  are involved in a Mutually Assured Destruction plan that could take down inf