Many small businesses are online now, but so are cyber criminals trying to take advantage. On today's show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to protect small business owners from increasing cyber attacks. Read <a href="https://www.wwno.org/business/2025-06-04/a-new-orleans-restaurant-owners-facebook-was-hacked-it-put-her-business-in-jeopardy">Stephan's original piece</a>. Related: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/1253043749/pig-butchering-scam-crypto-tether">The secret world of those scammy text messages</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/04/nx-s1-4995557/after-being-scammed-one-woman-tries-to-get-her-money-back">After being scammed, one woman tries to get her money back</a> For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez">Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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