Investigating Wine Fraud with the Ransomware Sommelier

DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

All for wine, and wine for all. But only if it isn’t fraudulent.
In July 2022, Allan Liska, an analyst at Recorded Future and wine expert, released some new research on counterfeit wine, spirits and cheese. Allan joins the show as our first ever external guest to give us an overview of what that research entailed and the different types of wine fraud he’s observed. By the end of this episode, we’ll all be partners in cybercrime and wine.
Join us as we discuss:
What is wine fraud and the different types of fraud that fall under the counterfeit umbrella
How the pandemic impacted wine fraud due to happy hours
Some of the techniques that wine fraudsters are using to try to legitimize the fake wines
Allan’s favorite fall wines and recommendations for food pairings
Check out these resources we mentioned:
https://www.recordedfuture.com/lockdown-rise-wine-domain-scammer
https://www.recordedfuture.com/counterfeit-wine-spirits-cheese
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/bec-taxonomy-invoice-fraud
https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/worlds-most-expensive-bottle-claimed-fake-as-renowned-collector-sued-93457/#:~:text=A%20billionaire%20Florida%20wine%20collector,to%20Thomas%20Jefferson%20are%20fakes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-spends-35m-to-investigate-400k-wine-fraud/
https://kermitlynch.com/
https://twitter.com/uuallan/status/1561124207727153153
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