Hacked, Wiped, Finished — Is Anyone Safe Online? Episode 680

On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall is joined by journalist Laura Perrins to discuss how one simple mistake can have devastating consequences online.

Laura shares her own shocking experience after her X account was hacked and completely wiped out, losing her profile, her content and all of her followers in an instant, all after clicking on what seemed like a harmless link. It’s a stark warning that this can happen to anyone, no matter how careful you think you are.

With online scams becoming more sophisticated, from phishing emails to fake shopping websites and cloned social media pages, more and more people are finding themselves caught out. What starts as a simple click can quickly spiral into lost accounts, stolen money or even identity theft.

Niall opens the phone lines to hear from listeners who have been hacked, conned or completely duped online.

Have you ever lost access to your social media account?
Have you been tricked into handing over personal details?
Have you ordered something online that turned out to be nothing like what was advertised?
Or worse, have you been the victim of bank fraud?

And the big question, in a world where scams are everywhere:

Do you actually trust online shopping and social media anymore?