The speaker emphasizes the importance of being cautious when receiving emails with links and attachments, regardless of whether they appear to come from a trustworthy source. He recalls having to go through a rigorous process of interrogation after falling victim to such a scam.
The speaker recounts a story where a man was interrogated for hours over a rubber ducky toy by bank security, even after he attempted to explain the situation, causing the speaker to feel relieved only after days later when she left the country.
Jason, a hacker, successfully broke into a bank in Beirut, gaining access to the computers in two of the three branches. He was caught in the third branch and let go, but encourages people to be suspicious of new faces and emails with links or attachments.