Fumiko has been a fan since the early days of What the Hack. She finally joins us to tell the tale of a sketchy ex who claimed to be a sniper with friends in creepy places. She suspects that he hacked her phone. But did he? 

This week we take on the age-old question: cybercrime or sociopathic liar? Things go bump in the digital murk of our daily lives, and the urge to call it a hack or something similarly cyber creepy can be strong, but this week we call that urge by its rightful name: the totally understandable reaction to being ghosted. 

This week’s Tin Foil Swan: How to protect your identity when dating online.

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Adam Levin is the former Director of Consumer Affairs for the State of New Jersey, serial entrepreneur and author of Swiped, which he wrote with his sidekick, writer and cyber mensch, Beau Friedlander. With expert commentary from Travis “Here’s What Actually Happened” Taylor, the show gets everything sorted out—or not—but either way you’re going to have a great time. Something weird happen to you? We’ve got your back.

What the Hack with Adam Levin is a production of Loud Tree Media and is produced by Andrew Steven.