Stolen Podcast with Erin West
The Stolen Podcast is a weekly look into the hidden world of transnational digital crime. Join host Erin West — former prosecutor, now cybercrime investigator, global keynote speaker, and your guide into the dark corners of the internet.
Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and 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.
AI-driven Scamming Isn’t a Future Risk; It’s Already Here
Episode 61: Point Prediction co-founder Frank McKenna joins Erin West to talk about new scams, AI, and why data sharing is critical to the fight against the coming wave of fraud.
You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: The Deepfake Crisis
Episode 53: Carl Bogan and Erin talk about the evolution of deepfakes — from his pioneering viral video to today’s need to protect businesses and consumers from scams and 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.
Stolen Podcast: Episodes 51–60
Learn about the psychology of scams. Hear from investigative journalists, psychologists, romance scam survivors, and technologists working on ways to fight the scamdemic on the Stolen podcast.
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.