Stolen Podcast with Erin West
The Stolen podcast is a weekly look into the hidden world of transnational digital crime. Join host Erin West — prosecutor, cybercrime investigator, global keynote speaker, and your guide into the dark corners of the internet.
Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and the victims who’ve lived it. Erin investigates the global rise of digital crime — scams, cyber fraud, and other forms of online exploitation — and the people caught in the crossfire. These are the voices behind the headlines and the crimes that cross borders and boundaries.
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Explore previous episodes of the Stolen podcast.
Your Bank Might Know You’re Being Scammed Before You Do
Episode 49: Erin and BioCatch’s Sharell Barshishat dig into the fascinating (and alarming) intersection of fraud, banking, and technology strategies to commit — and fight — fraud.
Deepfakes, AI, and Scams: Seeing Is No Longer Believing
Episode 44: What if the person on your screen isn't real? Perry Carpenter shares how deepfakes, AI-generated voice cloning, and synthetic media have become powerful weapons.
Scam Solutions: Fighting Fraud from within the Banking Industry
Financial crimes expert Steve Lenderman joins the Stolen podcast to share expertise about fraud and how to more effectively use data to identify and prevent scams.
Scam Solutions: Fighting Scams with Smarter Tech
Episode 40: Scamnetic’s Al Pasqual on using technology to confirm identity, spot scam activity, and protect consumers from criminals that want to steal from them.
Scam Solutions: Educating Teens about Ethical AI
Episode 37: Erin talks to Adya, a high school student who is helping her peers learn about the risks of AI and how to use it ethically.
Stolen Podcast: Episodes 41–50
Hear about what’s really going on in Cambodia following the government’s scam “crackdown,” how deepfakes work, and expert insight on solutions to fight fraud and the scam epidemic.