Malicious Life

Weev, Part 2

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:03:00 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, long time critics of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, followed Weev's trial - but did not get involved. For the appeal, however, the organization decided to step it. But althought the EFF had some strong points against the CFAA - the justices, appearntly, had something very different on their mind.

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Weev, Part 1

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:40:00 +0000

Much like Aaron Swartz did, Andrew "weev" Auernheimer fought against the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a law both men belived to be dangerous and unjust. But unlike Swartz, the internet's own boy, weev is an unapologetic troll who spread bile and chaos wherever he goes, a man who seemed to take pleasure in making others miserable. His fight raises a thorny question: when a bad person fights for a good cause, how should we feel about it?

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Cuckoo Spear [B-Side]

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:30:00 +0000

APT-10 is a Chinese nation-state threat actor that in recent years has been targeting Japanese IT & Instrastructure organizations using a sophisticated backdoor malware known as LODEINFO. Recently, Jin Ito & Loic Castel, researchers from Cybereason's IR Team, uncovered a new tool used by the group: NOOPDOOR, which incorporates highly sophisticated persistence mechanisms, allowing APT-10 to evade detection and remain inside enterprise networks for two or even three years.

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The Man Who Went To War With Anonymous - And Lost

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:31:00 +0000

Aaron Barr was en-signals intelligence officer specializing in analytics. As part of HBGary Federal, he came up with a plan to unmask the key leaders of Anonymous, the infamous hacker collective. People who worked with Aaron warned him that his data was sub-par, but the determined vet claimed he had a strong "gut feeling" that he was on the right track.

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What Can Organizations Learn from "Grim Beeper"? [B-Side]

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

On 17 and 18 of September 2024, thousands of pagers and hand held radio devices used by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria, killing at least 42 terrorists and wounding more than 3,000.

Devon Ackerman, Cybereason’s Global Head of Digital Forensic and Incident response and a former Special Agent at the FBI's Operational Technology Division, discusses the lessons organizations can learn from this ultra-sophisticated supply chain attack. How such traumatic events impact the mindset of hacked organizations, what kind of threat actors are capable of pulling off long-term attacks like these, and the three most important steps organizations can take to minimize the chance of a supply chain attack.

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The Fappening/Celebgate

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:20:00 +0000

Could thousands of people keep a secret? Common sense says no—secrets spread, and people talk. But for over a decade, from 2006 to 2017, a website managed to stay under law enforcement’s radar, despite the fact that its many users were participating in illegal activities. The website’s users managed to keep it a secret for such a long time, because they shared one thing in common: they were creeps who traded nude photos. Until one user, driven by simple greed, brought it all crashing down.

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Operation Snow White, Part 2

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:36:00 +0000

Scientology spies were trained in all covert operations techniques: surveillance, recruiting agents, infiltrating enemy lines, and blackmail. However, a suspicious librarian and a determined FBI agent brought the largest single spy operation in US government history to an end.

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Operation Snow White, Part 1

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:46:00 +0000

In 1963, the FDA raided the headquaters of a budding new and esoteric religion - The Church of Scientology. In response to this and similar incidents to come, the church's founder - an eccentric science fiction author named L. Ron Hubbard - would go on to lead the single largest known government infiltration operation in United States history

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Caught in the Crossfire: Infighting and Treason in Russia’s Cyber World

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:35:00 +0000

On Dec. 5, 2016, two senior Russian Intelligence officers and two civilians were arrested and accused of treason. A few weeks later, when Western journalists were finally able to speak with the men’s lawyers, they learned that the case was based on events that were, oddly enough, already widely known. This made the arrests even more peculiar.

As more details emerged over time, the picture became clearer, offering Westerners a rare glimpse into the typically secretive world of Russian intelligence.

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SNAP Fraud: Getting Rich by Stealing from the Poor

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:50:00 +0000

SNAP - better known as food stamps - goes back to the Great Depression. ,The physical stamps were replaced with EBT cards in the 1990s, but since these cards are without the secure EMV chip techonolgy, enterprising crimilas found ways to drain funds meant for low-income families.

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The Hollywood Con Queen, Part 2

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:45:00 +0000

Nicole Kotsianas, an investigator with K2 Intelligence, made it her personal mission to hunt down the Hollywood Con Queen, who crulley tormented her victioms and shattered their dreams. Nicole's efforts bore unexpected fruits, when she discovered that the Con Queen was actually... a man.

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The Hollywood Con Queen, Part 1

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:26:00 +0000

In 2015, two aspiring script writers flew to Indonesia to meet with executives of a large Chinese film corporation. It was a trap: the Hollywood Con Queen not only coned them out of tens of thousands of dollars, she also cruelly ruined their friendship. Two years later, a corporate investigator working for a big shot Hollywood producer, made a discovery that put her on the trail of this master of deciet.

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The Doomed Queen’s Secret Ciphers

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:07:00 +0000

In the pre-internet era, encryption was a matter of life and death, and the motives behind these ciphers were varied and complex. Discover how George Lasry, a modern codebreaker, uncovered the secrets of Mary, Queen of Scots, hidden in the French National Library for over 400 years. This episode delves into the painstaking process and the historical impact of decoding these ancient messages, revealing the hidden motives and desperate actions of a doomed queen.

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Why Did People Write Viruses In The 80s & 90s?

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:49:00 +0000

Why did people write malware in the pre-internet days? Back then, there was no way to make money by writing malware. So why write them in the first place? The lack of a financial motivation meant that virus authors had a plethora of other motives - and this diverse mix of motives had, as we shall hear, an interesting effect on the design and style of viruses created at that period.

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Section 230: The Law that Makes Social Media Great, and Terrible

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Section 230 is the pivotal law that has enabled the rise of social media -while sparking heated debates over its implications. In this episode, we're charting the history of Section 230, from early landmark legal battles, to modern controversies, and exploring its complexities and the proposed changes that could redefine online speech and platform responsibility.

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What Happened at Uber?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:34:00 +0000

In 2016, Joe Sullivan, former CISO of Facebook, was at the peak of his career. As Uber's new CISO, he and his team had just successfully prevented data from a recent breach from leaking to the internet. But less than a year later, Sullivan was unexpectedly fired from Uber, and three years later, the US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against him.

So, what happened at Uber?

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The Nigerian Prince

Tue, 28 May 2024 07:14:00 +0000

In this episode of ML, we're exploring the history of the well-known Nigerian Prince scam, also known as 419 or advanced fee scam, from its roots in a Parisian prison during the French Revolution, to the economic and social reason why this particular scam became so popular with African youth. Also, will AI make such scams more dangerous - or, counter intuitively, go against the interests of scammers?

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Unmasking Secrets: The Rise of Open-Source Intelligence

Tue, 14 May 2024 08:15:00 +0000

Dive into the world of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in this episode, where we uncover how ordinary citizens use publicly available data to unravel some of the most complex global mysteries. From tracking conflicts in real-time to exposing the truth behind high-profile incidents like the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, discover how OSINT is revolutionizing the field of investigative journalism and transforming how we perceive and verify information.

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The Source Code of Malicious Life

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:37:00 +0000

A few weeks ago we had a listener’s meetup in New York, and as part of that meetup, I gave a talk in which I discussed how Malicious Life came to be - a story that goes back to my days as a ship's captain in the Israeli Navy - and then about how me and Nate craft the stories that you hear every other week. That last part, I hope, might also be beneficial to those of you, our listeners, who find themselves giving talks about technically complex ideas, cyber-related or not. The storytelling ideas and techniques I laid out in the talk are universal, and you’ll find them in blockbuster movies as well as podcast episodes.

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The Y2K Bug, Part 2

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000

In the waning years of the 20th century, amid growing anxieties about the turn of the millennium, one man, Robert Bemer, observed the unfolding drama from his remote home on King Possum Lake. A revered figure in computing, Bemer had early on flagged a significant, looming issue known as the Y2K bug, which threatened to disrupt global systems as calendars rolled over to the year 2000. This episode delves into Bemer's life during this critical period, exploring his predictions, the ensuing global frenzy to avert disaster, and the disparate views on whether the billions spent in prevention were justified or merely a response to a misunderstood threat.

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The Y2K Bug, Part 1

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 09:31:00 +0000

In the 1950s and 60s - even leading into the 1990s - the cost of storage was so high, that using a 2-digit field for dates in a software instead of 4-digits could save an organization between $1.2-$2 Million dollars per GB of data. From this perspective, programming computers in the 1950s to record four-digit years would’ve been outright malpractice. But 40 years later, this shortcut became a ticking time bomb which one man, computer scientist Bob Bemer, was trying to diffuse before it was too late.

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Can You Bomb a Hacker?

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:15:00 +0000

The 2008 Russo-Georgian War marked a turning point: the first time cyberattacks were used alongside traditional warfare. But what happens when the attackers aren't soldiers, but ordinary citizens? This episode delves into the ethical and legal implications of civilian participation in cyberwarfare, examining real-world examples from Ukraine and beyond.

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Kevin Mitnick, Part 2

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:10:00 +0000

In 1991, Kevin Mitnick was bouncing back from what was probably the lowest point of his life. He began to rebuild his life: he started working out and lost a hundred pounds, and most importantly - he was finally on the path towards ditching his self-destructive obsession of hacking.

But just as he was in the process of turning his life around, his brother introduced him to a hacker named Eric Heinz, who told him about a mysterious piece of equipment he came across while breaking into Pacific Bell: SAS, a testing system that allowed its user to listen in on all the calls going through the telephone network. SAS proved to be too great of a temptation for Mitnick, who desperately wanted to wield the power that the testing system could afford him.

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Kevin Mitnick, Part 1

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:03:00 +0000

For Kevin Mitnick - perhaps the greatest social engineer who ever lived - hacking was an obsession: even though it ruined his marriage, landed him in scary correction facilities and almost cost him his sanity in solitary confinement, Mitnick wasn't able to shake the disease that compelled him to keep breaking into more and more communication systems.

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SIM Registration: Security, or Surveillance?

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:40:00 +0000

Right now, hundreds of thousands of people in the southern African country of Namibia are faced with a choice. At the end of next month, their phone service is going to be shut off permanently: to prevent that from happening, they’ll have to give up their data privacy. As a result, nearly two million Namibian citizens are facing a data privacy problem which may haunt them for years to come - and hundreds of thousands more are set to join them, or else they’ll lose their phone service for good. All of which raises the question: was making everybody register their SIM cards a good idea in the first place?

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The Mariposa Botnet

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:27:00 +0000

In 2008, The 12 million PCs strong Mariposa Botnet infected almost half of Furture 100 companey - but the three men who ran it were basiclly script kiddies who didn't even knew how to code.

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The Real Story of Citibank’s $10M Hack

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Valdimir Levin is often presented as "the first online bank robber," and appeares on many lists of the "Top 10 Greatest Hackers." But a few veteran Russian hackers cliam that Levin's infamous hack had been mangled by the journlists who wrote about it. What's the truth behind the 1994 $10.7 million Citibank hack?...

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How to Hack Into Satellites

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:05:00 +0000

About a year ago, six academics from Ruhr University Bochum and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security set out to survey engineers and developers on the subject of satellite cybersecurity. But most of these engineers were very reluctant to share any details about their satellites and their security aspects. Why were satellite engineers so reticent to talk about cybersecurity? What was so secretive, so wrong with it, that they didn’t feel they could answer even general questions, anonymously? Because let’s be clear: if there’s something wrong with the security of satellites, that’d be a serious problem.

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Moonlight Maze

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:34:00 +0000

When investigators discovered in 1996 that US military networks were being extensively hacked, they didn't realize they were witnessing the birth of what would become Russia's formidable Turla APT espionage group. We uncover the 20-year metamorphosis of this original group of hackers into one of the most sophisticated and dangerous state-sponsored threats that's still active today.

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Volt Typhoon

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:09:00 +0000

In August 2021, a port in Houston, Texas, was attacked. Over the following months, a series of attacks occurred in various locations, reminiscent of a serial killer's pattern. Targets included telecommunications companies, government agencies, power plants, and water treatment facilities. How did Volt Typhoon manage to evade authorities and analysts for such an extended period?

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Is NSO Evil? Part 2

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:11:00 +0000

By the time Forbidden Stories published its “Pegasus Project” in 2021, NSO was already knee deep in what was probably the worst PR disaster ever suffered by a cybersecurity company - and then, in November 2021, came the fateful blow: the US Dept. of Commerce added NSO to its “Entity List.” Is NSO to blame for its troubles? Could the company have acted differently to prevent its downfall?

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Is NSO Evil? Part 1

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:34:00 +0000

NSO Group, creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware, is widely regarded as a vile, immoral company: a sort of 21st century soldier of fortune, a mercenary in the service of corrupt and evil regimes. Yet among its many clients are many liberal democracies, including the US, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, to name but a few. So, is NSO really as evil as many think it is?

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Should You Pay Ransomware Attackers? A Game Theory Approach

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:50:00 +0000

The FBI explicitly advises companies against paying ransomware attackers - but itself payed 4.4 million dollars worth of Bitcoin after the Colonial Pipeline attack. So, should you listen to what the experts say, or follow what they occasionally do? It’s complicated, but we can model this problem.

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Silent Firewalls: The Underrepresentation of Women in Cyber

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:25:00 +0000

In the vast landscape of STEM, women constitute a mere 28% of the workforce. Yet, when we zoom into the realm of cybersecurity, the number dwindles even further to a startling 20 to 24 percent. What are the underlying reasons behind this disparity?

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Operation Kudo

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:10:00 +0000

In 1981, during the G7 Summit in Quebec, French president Francois Mitterand handen President Raegan a top secret collection of documents, called "Farewell Dossier." The information found in the dossier allowed the US to devise a cunning plan - the very first supply chain attack, if you will - to bring a firey end to one of largest industrial espionage campaigns in history.

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Can We Stop the AI Cyber Threat?

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:44:00 +0000

Much of the cybersecurity software in use today utilizes AI, especially things like spam filters and network traffic monitors. But will all those tools be enough to stop the proliferation of malware that will come from generative AI-driven cyber attacks? The potential of AI to disrupt cyberspace is far greater than any solutions we’ve come up with thus far, which is why some researchers are looking beyond the traditional answers, towards more aggressive measures.

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Is Generative AI Dangerous?

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:55:00 +0000

Every so often, the entire landscape of cybersecurity shifts, all at once: The latest seismic shift in the field occurred just last year. So in this episode of Malicious Life we’re going to take a look into the future of cybersecurity: at how generative AI like ChatGPT will change cyberspace, through the eyes of five research teams breaking ground in the field. We’ll start off simple, and gradually build to increasingly more complex, more futuristic examples of how this technology might well turn against us, forcing us to solve problems we’d never considered before.

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Why aren't there more bug bounty programs?

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:20:00 +0000

On the face of it, there's an obvious economic incentive for both vendors and security researchers to collaborate on disclosing vulnerabilities safely and privately. Yet bug bounty programs have gained prominence only in the past decade or so, and even today only a relatively small portion of vendors have such programs at place. Why is that?

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The Voynich Manuscript

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:25:00 +0000

The constant battle between those who wish to encrypt data and those who wish to break these ciphers has made modern encryption schemes extremely powerful. Subsequently, the tools and methods to break them became equivalently sophisticated. Yet, could it be that someone in the 15th century created a cipher that even today’s most brilliant codebreakers and most sophisticated and advanced tools - cannot break?...

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Roman Seleznev: Did the Punishment Fit the Crime?

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:40:00 +0000

In 2019, Roman Seleznev, a 34 years-old Russian national, was sentenced to 27 years in prison: A sentence that’d make any criminal quiver. Seleznev's deeds had a horrendous effect on the 2.9 million individuals whose credit cards he stole and sold to cyber criminals for identity theft and financial crimes. On one hand, it’s hard to imagine any nonviolent computer crime worth 27 years in prison. But then what is an appropriate sentence for such a man as Seleznev?

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Sony BMG's Rootkit Fiasco

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:11:00 +0000

"We made a mistake and Sony paid a terrible price.” A terrible price indeed: an arrogant and ill-advised decision to include a rootkit in its music CDs cost Sony BMG a lot of money - and painted it as a self-centered, self-serving company that cares more about its bottom line than its customers. Why did Sony BMG make such a poor decision?

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Ad Fraud, Part 2

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:04:56 +0000

In the last episode of our show, we heard the story of Methbot: an army of hundreds of thousands of bots, programmatically viewing thousands of advertisements on thousands of made-up websites in order to siphon away millions of dollars worth of ad revenue. But even the giant Methbot scam was just a drop in the ocean that is ad fraud. Putting Zhukov in jail made hardly any difference at all, because of how many other people just like him are still out there today.

What makes ad fraud so successful, and so prevalent, and why can’t we stop it? The answer isn’t technical at all. It’s not hard to understand. But it’s a harsh reality that many people are simply not willing to face.

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Ad Fraud, Part 1

Tue, 30 May 2023 13:45:00 +0000

Right now, a man named Aleksandr Zhukov is sitting in jail for one of the most financially ruinous schemes ever invented for the internet. Zhukov is guilty. He was caught and convicted under a mountain of evidence against him.

Except the deeper you look into it, the deeper the well goes. In this episode, we’ll learn how Aleksandr Zhukov defrauded some of the biggest American corporations for millions of dollars. And we’ll ask the question that hardly anyone else is willing to acknowledge: Was this clever, successful, guilty cybercriminal merely a fall guy for everybody else playing his twisted game?

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The Economics Of Cybersecurity

Mon, 15 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000

The numbers can’t be any clearer: a DDoS attack costs less than a hundred dollars, while the price tag for mitigating it might reach tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. A single well crafted phishing email can easily circumvent cyber defenses which cost millions of dollars to set up. How can we change the extreame cost asymmetry between attackers and defenders in cyberspace?

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The Reason You Don’t Have Data Privacy

Mon, 01 May 2023 12:52:01 +0000

We’ve all experienced the creepiness of modern data trafficking, but that kind of daily annoyance is the surface of a much bigger issue: Big Tech companies such as Amazon & Microsoft are lobbying policymakers to veto laws that harm their business, and often hide their lobbying behind industry coalitions or organizations with names that are vague and seemingly harmless. Will current and future privacy laws actually protect your information, or will they protect the companies collecting your information?

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How Entire Countries Can Lose the Internet

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Disruptions to the world’s internet cables happen more often than you think: Whether it be ship anchors or animals or saboteurs, cut a few wires in the right places and at nearly the speed of light you can disrupt or shut off the internet for broad populations of people at a time. It is an immense power that runs through these lines -- a power that can be sabotaged or, in the right hands, weaponized.

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Olympic Destroyer

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:31:00 +0000

In the midst of 35,000 exhilarated spectators eagerly chanting the time-honored countdown to kick off the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, a sinister malware crept through the games' network, threatening to disrupt the highly-anticipated event. The obvious question in everyone’s minds was - who was responsible for the attack? Who was vile enough to launch such a potentially destructive attack against an event which, more than anything, symbolizes peace and global cooperation?

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The Lawerence Berkeley Hack, Part 2

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:15:46 +0000

Oמ May 23rd, 1989, Karl Koch - a 23 years old West German hacker who worked for the KGB - took a drive, from which he would never return: Nine days later his charred remains were found by the police in a remote forest. Was Koch assasinated by the US or the Sovient Union, or is there another, more 'mystical' explanation for his death?

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The Lawerence Berkeley Hack, Part 1

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:43:00 +0000

Four decades ago, three quarters would’ve gone a lot further than they do today. With that kind of loose change you could’ve picked up some milk from the grocery store, or over half a gallon of gas, or a bus ticket. But that doesn’t explain why, on one fateful day in 1986, a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California made such an issue over 75 missing cents.

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Russian Propaganda, Explained [ML B-Side]

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:51:00 +0000

You may have heard of the cyber operations performed by Russia. You definitely heard about the missiles being fired by Russia at Ukraine - but how about the propaganda being distributed through the different media platforms?

In this B-Side episode, our Senior Producer Nate Nelson interviewed Dr. Bilyana Lilly - CISSP, a leader in cybersecurity and information warfare with over fifteen years of managerial, technical, and research experience, and author of "Russian Information Warfare" - about the Russian use of instant messaging and social media platforms such as Telegram and Twitter in their war efforts. Dr. Lilly discusses who they are targeting and the real-world impact their propaganda has on various populations.

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Operation Ivy Bells

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:32:19 +0000

In the early 1970's, US intelligance pointed at the possibility that the Russians have laid an underwater communication cable between two important naval bases in the Far East. The dangerous mission of installing a listening device on that cable was given to the navy most secretive and unusual submarine.

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Why Do NFTs Disappear? [ML BSide]

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:36:00 +0000

What happens when an NFT marketplace goes under, and disappears? You would imagine that the users’ NFTs are perfectly safe: after all, the blockchain itself is still there, right? But that’s not how things work in the real world.

Jason Bailey is the co-founder and CEO of ClubNFT, a company building the next generation of tools to discover, protect, and share NFTs. Jason is an early collector and proponent of CryptoArt, and he spoke with Nate Nelson, our Sr. producer, about the risks facing sellers and buyers who are unfamiliar with this new technology.

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The (Other) Problem with NFTs

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Physical artworks in museums are usually well-guarded - but digital artworks are something else entirely: in 2021 alone, scammers successfully stole 100 million dollars worth of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Yet blockchain technology, where most NFTs live - is one of the most secure technologies in history. Why, then, are NFT collectors keep getting hacked?

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SIM Swapping Follow Up [ML B-Side]

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:50:00 +0000

SIM Swapping Follow Up [ML B-Side]

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You Should Be Afraid of SIM Swaps

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000

You Should Be Afraid of SIM Swaps

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FBI vs. REvil [ML BSide]

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:24:00 +0000

FBI vs. REvil [ML BSide]

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Cyberbunker, Part 2

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:26:00 +0000

Cyberbunker, Part 2

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Cyberbunker, Part 1

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Cyberbunker, Part 1

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How Netflix Learned Cloud Security

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 07:13:00 +0000

How Netflix Learned Cloud Security

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Fred Cohen: The Godfather of Computer Viruses [ML B-Side]

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:16:00 +0000

Fred Cohen: The Godfather of Computer Viruses [ML B-Side]

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Thamar Reservoir

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:13:00 +0000

Thamar Gindin is an Israeli scholar whose research focuses on the Persian language. For the past seven years (at least) Thamar has been a target for an endless stream of spear-phishing attempts by the Iranian regime, trying to take over her email account and lure her away from her country's borders. Her family, friends, and colleagues have also suffered numerous attacks. So, how does it feel to live for years with a virtual target mark on your back?…

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The Problem With Kernel-Mode Anti-Cheat Software

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:35:39 +0000

The Problem With Kernel-Mode Anti-Cheat Software

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Norse Corp.: How To NOT build a cybersecurity startup

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:11:00 +0000

Norse Corp.: How To NOT build a cybersecurity startup

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Jailbreaking Tractors [ML BSide]

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 10:47:00 +0000

Jailbreaking Tractors [ML BSide]

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The Russian Business Network

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:17:00 +0000

The Russian Business Network

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What can Chess grandmasters teach us about Cyber? [ML BSide]

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:48:34 +0000

What can Chess grandmasters teach us about Cyber? [ML BSide]

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LabMD Vs. The FTC

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:24:00 +0000

LabMD Vs. The FTC

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What Would Happen if CBS Got Hacked? [ML BSide]

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:08:00 +0000

What Would Happen if CBS Got Hacked? [ML BSide]

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Hacking Stock Markets, Part 2

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:37:00 +0000

Hacking Stock Markets, Part 2

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Vishing: Voice Scams [ML BSide]

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:11:00 +0000

Vishing: Voice Scams [ML BSide]

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Hacking Stock Markets, Part 1

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:43:00 +0000

Hacking Stock Markets, Part 1

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What’s it's Like to Fight LulzSec [ML B-Side]

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

What’s it's Like to Fight LulzSec [ML B-Side]

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"King Kimble": Kim DotCom

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:22:24 +0000

The US government says that Kim Schmitz, better know as Kim DotCom, is the leader of a file sharing crime ring. He sees himself as a an internet freedom fighter: a fugitive on the run from vindictive overly-powerful governments. Can King Kimble escape the wrath of the USA?

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Hacking Multi-Factor Authentication

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:48:00 +0000

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is usually considered a better solution for authentication than just using passwords. But Roger Grimes, a veteran security professional, and a Data-Driven Defense Evangelist claims that the sense of security current MFA solutions provides us - is false.

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Hacking Language Models

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:24:00 +0000

Language models are everywhere today: they run in the background of Google Translate and other translation tools; they help operate voice assistants like Alexa or Siri; and most interestingly, they are available via several experiential projects trying to emulate natural conversations, such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and Google’s LaMDA. Can these models be hacked to gain access to the sensitive information they learned from their training data?

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Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) [ML BSide]

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:06:00 +0000

Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) [ML BSide]

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Leo Kuvayev– The Czar of Spammers

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Criminals, particularly cyber criminals, aren’t “good” people; in most cases, they do have their own personal boundaries. Every once in a while, you encounter a criminal who’s different. Someone who seems not to have limits at all. A ruthless person, for whom the goal truly justifies the means. Leo Kuvayev is that kind of a person - and that made him so successful as a cyber-criminal. But even a genius criminal can go just one step too far.

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"A CISO's Nightmare": Israel Baron on Railway Secuirty

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:59:00 +0000

"A CISO's Nightmare": Israel Baron on Railway Secuirty

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“Designed by criminals, for criminals”: Operation Trojan Shield

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000

“Designed by criminals, for criminals”: Operation Trojan Shield

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Andrew Ginter: A 40-Years-Old Backdoor [ML-BSide]

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:18:00 +0000

Andrew Ginter: A 40-Years-Old Backdoor [ML-BSide]

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Silk Road, The Amazon of Drugs - Part 2

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:28:00 +0000

Silk Road, The Amazon of Drugs - Part 2

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Kurtis Minder: Ransomware Negotiations [ML BSide]

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:29:00 +0000

Kurtis Minder: Ransomware Negotiations [ML BSide]

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Silk Road: The Amazon of drugs, Part 1

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:37:00 +0000

Silk Road: The Amazon of drugs, Part 1

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Jacob Goldstein: The Future of BitCoin [ML BSide]

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:29:00 +0000

Jacob Goldstein: The Future of BitCoin [ML BSide]

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The “Cypherpunks” Who Invented Private Digital Money

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:29:00 +0000

The “Cypherpunks” Who Invented Private Digital Money

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Malicious LIVE: Celebrating 5 Years of Malicious Life

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:16:00 +0000

Malicious LIVE: Celebrating 5 Years of Malicious Life

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Hackers vs. Spies: The Stratfor Leaks, Pt. 2

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:41:00 +0000

Hackers vs. Spies: The Stratfor Leaks, Pt. 2

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Hackers vs. Spies: The Stratfor Leaks, Pt. 1

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:40:00 +0000

Hackers vs. Spies: The Stratfor Leaks, Pt. 1

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Catching A Cybercriminal [ML B-Side]

Mon, 30 May 2022 10:38:00 +0000

Catching A Cybercriminal [ML B-Side]

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What The LinkedIn Hack Taught Us About Storing Passwords

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:43:00 +0000

What The LinkedIn Hack Taught Us About Storing Passwords

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Operation CuckooBees [ML B-Side]

Tue, 17 May 2022 16:22:00 +0000

Operation CuckooBees [ML B-Side]

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How to Russia-Proof Your Democracy [ML BSide]

Mon, 09 May 2022 09:08:00 +0000

How to Russia-Proof Your Democracy [ML BSide]

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Op. Sundevil And The Birth of the EFF

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:48:00 +0000

Op. Sundevil And The Birth of the EFF

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MITRE Attack Flow [ML B-Sides]

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:43:00 +0000

MITRE Attack Flow [ML B-Sides]

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Aaron Swartz

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:40:00 +0000

Aaron Swartz

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The Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar [ML B-Side]

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 08:06:00 +0000

The Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar [ML B-Side]

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Chris Roberts: Hackers on a Plane

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:03:00 +0000

Chris Roberts: Hackers on a Plane

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DIE - A New Paragidm for Cyber Security [ML B-Side]

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:04:00 +0000

DIE - A New Paragidm for Cyber Security [ML B-Side]

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Cyber PTSD

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Cyber PTSD

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How Resilient Is Our Banking System?

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:04:00 +0000

How Resilient Is Our Banking System?

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How Resiliant Is Our Banking System? [ML BSide]

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:13:00 +0000

How Resiliant Is Our Banking System? [ML BSide]

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Crypto AG, Part 3: The Truth Is Revealed

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:27:00 +0000

Crypto AG, Part 3: The Truth Is Revealed

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Quantum Cyber Security [ML BSide]

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:30:00 +0000

Quantum Cyber Security [ML BSide]

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Crypto AG, Part 2: The Death of Bo Jr.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:40:00 +0000

Crypto AG, Part 2: The Death of Bo Jr.

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Why do APTs use Ransomeware? [ML BSide]

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:38:00 +0000

Why APTs use Ransomeware? [ML BSide]

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Crypto AG - The Greatest Espionage Operation Ever, Part 1

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:33:20 +0000

Crypto AG - The Greatest Espionage Operation Ever, Part 1

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Why aren't SMBs investing in Cyber Security? [ML B-Side]

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:18:00 +0000

Why aren't SMBs investing in Cyber Security? [ML B-Side]

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The Bloody Origins of Israel's Cyber Security Industry

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:10:00 +0000

The Bloody Origins of Israel's Cyber Security Industry

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Hacker Highschool: Pete Herzog [ML BSide]

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:25:00 +0000

Hacker Highschool: Pete Herzog [ML BSide]

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The Mystery of Cicada 3301

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:14:00 +0000

The Mystery of Cicada 3301

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How the Internet Changed the NSA

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:34:00 +0000

How the Internet Changed the NSA

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Is Code === Free Speech?

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:15:00 +0000

Is Code === Free Speech?

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A digital 'vaccine' for Log4Shell [ML BSide]

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:12:00 +0000

A digital 'vaccine' for Log4Shell [ML BSide]

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Shawn Carpenter: A Cyber Vigliante

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:24:00 +0000

Shawn Carpenter: A Cyber Vigliante

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Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays [ML B-Side]

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:04:00 +0000

Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays [ML B-Side]

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Tay: A Teenage Bot Gone Rogue

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:38:00 +0000

Tay: A Teenage Bot Gone Rogue

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Wild West Hackin' Fest [ML BSide]

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:04:00 +0000

Wild West Hackin' Fest [ML BSide]

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Operation Flyhook, Part 2

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:42:19 +0000

Operation Flyhook, Part 2

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IP Hijacking [ML BSide]

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:20:00 +0000

IP Hijacking [ML BSide]

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Operation Flyhook, Part 1

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Operation Flyhook, Part 1

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In Defence Of the NSA [ML B-Side]

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:27:00 +0000

In Defence Of the NSA [ML B-Side]

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Marcus Hutchins - An Accidental Hero

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:15:00 +0000

Marcus Hutchins - An Accidental Hero

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Operation GhostShell

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:40:50 +0000

Operation GhostShell

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Smart TVs: A New Battlefield

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:10:00 +0000

Smart TVs: A New Battlefield

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The MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:04:00 +0000

The MITRE ATT&CK Framework

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Should The U.S. Ban Chinese and Russian Technology?

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:06:00 +0000

Should The U.S. Ban Chinese and Russian Technology?

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Jack Rhysider, Darknet Diaries [ML B-Side]

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:29:49 +0000

Jack Rhysider, Darknet Diaries [ML B-Side]

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The Tesla Hack

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:42:00 +0000

The Tesla Hack

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Understanding China [ML B-Side]

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:03:00 +0000

Understanding China [ML B-Side]

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John McAfee

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:06:00 +0000

John McAfee

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RSA Breach FollowUp: Are We Doing Security Right? [ML B-Side]

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:35:39 +0000

RSA Breach FollowUp: Are We Doing Security Right? [ML B-Side]

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DeadRinger [ML B-Side]

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:50:00 +0000

DeadRinger [ML B-Side]

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The Jester

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:10:00 +0000

The Jester

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The State of Credit Card Security [ML B-Side]

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:30:00 +0000

The State of Credit Card Security [ML B-Side]

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Albert Gonzalez, Part 3

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Albert Gonzalez, Part 3

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DerbyCon - Dave Kennedy [ML B-Side]

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:05:00 +0000

DerbyCon - Dave Kennedy [ML B-Side]

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Albert Gonzalez, Part 2

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:04:22 +0000

Albert Gonzalez, Part 2

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Jeff Moss: DEF CON [ML B-Side]

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:49:29 +0000

Jeff Moss: DEF CON [ML B-Side]

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Albert Gonzales, Part 1

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:11:00 +0000

Albert Gonzales, Part 1

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THOTCON Hacking Conference [ML BSide]

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:45:17 +0000

THOTCON Hacking Conference [ML BSide]

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China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 3

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:20:00 +0000

China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 3

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Colonial Pipeline & DarkSide: Assaf Dahan [B-Side]

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:56:01 +0000

Colonial Pipeline & DarkSide: Assaf Dahan [B-Side]

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RSA Breach, Part 2

Mon, 24 May 2021 13:26:00 +0000

RSA Breach, Part 2

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RSA Breach: The Untold Story, Part 1

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:05:00 +0000

RSA Breach: The Untold Story, Part 1

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China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 2

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:25:00 +0000

China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 2

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Creating a Grassroots Security Conference: Jack Daniel [ML B-Side]

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:05:00 +0000

Creating a Grassroots Security Conference: Jack Daniel [ML B-Side]

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China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 1

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:50:42 +0000

China's Unrestricted Warfare, Part 1

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Can Nuclear Power Plants Be Hacked?

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:37:38 +0000

Can Nuclear Power Plants Be Hacked?

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Shutting Down The Internet in 30 Minutes: Chris Wysopal (WeldPond) [ML B-Side]

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:10:42 +0000

Shutting Down The Internet in 30 Minutes: Chris Wysopal (WeldPond) [ML B-Side]

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L0pht, Part 2

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:16:18 +0000

L0pht, Part 2

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The Story of 'L0pht', Part 1

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:38:39 +0000

The Story of 'L0pht', Part 1

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MS Exchange Hack [ML B-Side]

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:27:26 +0000

MS Exchange Hack [ML B-Side]

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NotPetya Part 2

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:51:28 +0000

When the NotPetya pandemic hit, Cyber Analyst Amit Serper was sitting in his parents' living room, getting ready to go out with a few friends. He didn't have most of his tools with him, but he nonetheless took a swipe at the malware. An hour later, he held the precious vaccine.

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NotPetya Part 1

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:11:12 +0000

NotPetya Part 1

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Facial Recognition in Law Enforcment, Part 2

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:31:05 +0000

Facial Recognition in Law Enforcment, Part 2

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Should Law Enforcement Use Facial Recognition? Pt. 1

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:19:09 +0000

Should Law Enforcement Use Facial Recognition? Pt. 1

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Clearview AI

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:44:14 +0000

Clearview AI

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Breaking Into Buildings

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:44:42 +0000

Breaking Into Buildings

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Special: The Solarwinds Hack

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:58:24 +0000

Special: The Solarwinds Hack

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100th Episode Special

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:00:57 +0000

Best Stories You Missed

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Jan Sloot's Incredible Digital Coding System

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:53:34 +0000

Jan Sloot's Incredible Digital Coding System

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Op. GUNMAN & The World's First Keylogger

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:40:51 +0000

Op. GUNMAN & The World's First Keylogger

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Election Hacking, Part 2

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:22:07 +0000

Election Hacking, Part 2

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Election Hacking, Part 1

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:04:58 +0000

Election Hacking, Part 1

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MDR Vs. The TrickBot Gang

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:08:43 +0000

MDR Vs. The TrickBot Gang

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Yahoo's Ugly Death, Part 2

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:39:17 +0000

Yahoo's Ugly Death, Part 2

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Yahoo's Ugly Death, Part 1

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:11:11 +0000

Yahoo's Ugly Death, Part 1

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The Great Firewall of China, Pt. 2: Cisco's Trial

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:37:57 +0000

The Great Firewall of China, Pt. 2: Cisco's Trial

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The Great Firewall of China - Part 1

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:57:23 +0000

The Great Firewall of China - Part 1

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Troy Hunt - Interview

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:50:56 +0000

Troy Hunt - Interview

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Multi-Stage Ransomware (Live)

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:25:04 +0000

Multi-Stage Ransomware (Live)

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Protecting The Panama Papers Whistleblower

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:20:39 +0000

Protecting The Panama Papers Whistleblower

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From Ransomware To Blackmail, With Assaf Dahan

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:06:13 +0000

From Ransomware To Blackmail, With Assaf Dahan

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SegWit2x, Part 3

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 05:55:42 +0000

SegWit2x, Part 3

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SegWit2x Part 2

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 04:12:11 +0000

SegWit2x Part 2

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Hacking Fortnite Accounts (CPRadio)

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:19:53 +0000

Hacking Fortnite Accounts (CPRadio)

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SegWit2x, or - The Year Bitcoiners Will Never Forget, Part 1

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:03:13 +0000

SegWit2x, or - The Year Bitcoiners Will Never Forget

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No Honor Among Thieves

Fri, 22 May 2020 05:05:56 +0000

No Honor Among Thieves

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Maintaining Secure Business Continuity With A Remote Workforce - With Sam Curry

Thu, 14 May 2020 12:40:51 +0000

Maintaining Secure Business Continuity With A Remote Workforce - With Sam Curry

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The Problem With Passwords

Fri, 08 May 2020 05:09:14 +0000

The Problem With Passwords

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Steven Wozniak Interview, Deep 2017

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:02:13 +0000

Steven Wozniak Interview, Deep 2017

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The Hauwei Ban, Part 2

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:13:15 +0000

The Hauwei Ban, Part 2

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The Huawei Ban, Part 1

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:25:12 +0000

The Huawei Ban, Part 1

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The Max Headroom Signal Hijack

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:04:53 +0000

The Max Headroom Signal Hijack

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ToTok, Part 3: Becoming a Spyware Superpower

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:12:01 +0000

ToTok, Part 3: Becoming a Spyware Superpower

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Operation Glowing Symphony

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:42:25 +0000

Operation Glowing Symphony

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ToTok, Part 2: The Masterminds of Mobile Malware

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:46:17 +0000

ToTok, Part 2: The Masterminds of Mobile Malware

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ToTok, Part 1: How to Convince Someone to Download Spyware

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:45:22 +0000

ToTok, Part 1: How to Convince Someone to Download Spyware

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How To Defend A Bank, Pt. II: Right of Bang

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:24:03 +0000

How To Defend A Bank, Pt. II: Right of Bang

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How To Defend A Bank, Part 1: Fusion Centers

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:57:18 +0000

How To Defend A Bank, Part 1: Fusion Centers

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Triton, Part 2: The World’s Most Dangerous Malware

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:22:43 +0000

Triton, Part 2: The World’s Most Dangerous Malware

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Triton Part 1

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:42:56 +0000

Triton Part 1

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Dead Drops

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:03 +0000

Dead Drops

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Deep Fakes, Part 2: Man Vs. Machine

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:58:25 +0000

Deep Fakes are set to revolutionize content creation, but alongside this technology's benefits, it also has the potential two sow havoc, fear, and distrust via Social Networks. Just this week, Facebook disclosed a network of fake users it found, whose profile images were all deep faked. So, how can we identify deep fakes - even before they go online?

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GAN and Deep Fakes, Part 1

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:26:02 +0000

Over the past two years, the internet has been inundated with celebrity Deep Fake videos of all kinds: Obama, Putin, and Trump deliver speeches they never gave, Gal Gadot "stars” in a porn video, and professional comedians such as Bill Hader eerily turn into the people they impersonate, like Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

What all of these videos have in common is that they were mostly created by amateur developers or small startups with tight budgets - but their quality is surprisingly good, and in some cases as good as what the biggest movie studios were able to produce with huge budgets just a few years ago.

So what happened in the last five years, that turned special effects from being the exclusive domain of industry experts - into something a 14-year-old can create more or less at the touch of a button? Like the top end of a floating glacier, Deep Fakes are by and large only the visible product of a fascinating - and much deeper - technological revolution in the field of artificial intelligence. As we shall soon see, this revolution has the potential to put some very powerful tools in the hands of both attackers and defenders in the world of cyber-security.

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Sam Curry: The 2020 Crystal Ball

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:06:36 +0000

Sam Curry: The 2020 Crystal Ball

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Human Side Channels

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:08:36 +0000

Human Side Channels

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What's the problem with Cyber Insurance?

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:55:30 +0000

Thousands of companies are losing millions of dollars to cyber attacks. An insurance seems an ideal solution to their woes - yet this kind of insurance is much less common today, than it should be. What's the problem with Cyber insurance?

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Gozi B-Side: Amit Serper & Sam Curry

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:14:21 +0000

Nate Nelson speaks with Amit Serper & Sam Curry, notable veteran in Cyber Security, about Malware-As-A-Service, bullet-proof hosting, avoiding the lure of the 'dark side' and more.

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Gozi Part 2

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:19:00 +0000

In 2010, Nikita Kuzmin returned to the malware scene with Gozi 2.0, an improved version of the successful banking Trojan. How did Gozi 2.0 fair against Zeus & the new generation of Trojans, and what can we learn from Nikita's story about how one becomes a malicious hacker in the first place?

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EP61: Prying Eyes

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:12:16 +0000

Roughly 600,000 laptops are lost every year in US airports alone: some reports say a laptop is stolen every minute. How hard is it to hack into a stolen laptop? "Hackable?", McAfee's Cyber Security podcast, investigates. Check out their website: https://hackablepodcast.com/.

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EP60: ML B-Side: Lodrian Cherne On Stalkerware

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 07:54:08 +0000

In this out-of-band episode, we're bringing you the full interview with Lodrina Cherne, a Digital Forensics Expert, on Spyware : what is it, how it works, who sells it, and how you can avoid it yourself.

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EP59: Gozi, Part 1: The Rise of Malware-as-a-Service

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:11:20 +0000

Nikita Kuzmin could have been a whiz programmer or a CEO of a successful startup. But as a teen in Moscow, he fell in with the wrong crowd, and his entrepreneurial skills found a different path: Gozi, the oddest and most brilliant malware operation ever conceived to that point in time.

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EP58: How is Spyware Legal?

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:39:48 +0000

Today's Cyber Stalkers have free access to almost government-grade spyware software with which they can terrorize their victims. Who's enabling the commercial spyware market?

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EP57: Listeners Survey Special

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:11:32 +0000

Ran and Eliad Kimhy, one of the show's top producers, discuss the recent Listener's Survey results: what do like and dislike about the show, ideas you gave us for future improvements - and what do our listeners think about Ran's accent?...

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EP56: Operation Aurora, Part 2

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:54:50 +0000

Google, it turned out, was only one of 35 major US corporations hit in Aurora. Was is an espionage campaign, or could it be that it all began with one top ranking Chinese official who googled his own name - and wasn't happy with the search results?...

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EP55: Operation Aurora, Part 1

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:37:32 +0000

In January 2010, Google revealed in its blog that it was hacked. This attack, since known as Operation Aurora, is attributed to China. In this series of episodes, we'll expose the complicated and often turbulent relationship between the world's largest internet company, and the world's most populated nation.

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Responding to a Cyber Attack with Missiles

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 06:59:31 +0000

Should governments responde to cyber attack with deadly force? Senior researcher Mikko Hypponen and Prof. Itzik Ben Israel (Ret. General, IDF R&D) discuss this sensative question.

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EP53: Are Ad Blockers Malicious?

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:56:00 +0000

Ad Blockers, such as AdBlock Plus, provide an important service to users who find web ads annoying, creepy and sometimes even dangerous. In recent years, how ever, the business models adopted by some blockers present us with a moral dilemma.

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ML_Conficker

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:13:45 +0000

Can a malware be *too* successful? This is the story of Conficker, one of the most advanced worms in history - and how its success led to its ultimate failure.

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Operation SoftCell

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:39:51 +0000

A rare, inside look, at how Cybereason's researchers were able to uncover one of the largest Cyber Espionage campaigns ever discovered, against multiple Telecommunications companies around the world.

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'Pa Bell' Vs. Youth International Party Line

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:59:43 +0000

The YIPL phreaking magazine was the spiritual predecessor to the better-known '2600' zine, and it was founded by a ideological party determined to bring down the largest monopoly in US history: Bell Telephone.

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The U.S vs. Gary McKinnon

Mon, 27 May 2019 10:06:44 +0000

After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world.

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The WANK Worm, Part 2

Fri, 10 May 2019 06:03:26 +0000

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The WANK Worm, Part 1

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:45:53 +0000

On October 16th, 1989, NASA's scientists went into work preparing to launch a spacecraft that very day. But when they sat down to their computers, they were met with an unexpected greeting: “Your system has been officially WANKed. You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.”

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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. II: The Bits Hit The Fan

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:58:39 +0000

After its momentous breach, Equifax's CEO Richard Smith said: “Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond.”
Well, he was spot on, but not in a good way.

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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. I: A Big Data Bubble

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:22:37 +0000

In their 120 year history, Equifax never sold anything, or provided any service to ordinary folks - except collect DATA. In 2017, that huge data repository, a 1000 times larger then the Library of Congress, got hacked.

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DeCSS: Hackers Vs Hollywood

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:05:09 +0000

Twenty years ago, a 15-years old Norwegian kid was put on trial for breaking the DVD Copy Prevention system. His case spawned a whole new "artistic" movement...

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Marconi & The Maskelyne Affair

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:30:30 +0000

Guglielmo Marconi--the beloved, hated, disputed inventor of radio--gets trolled by a mustached magician in the world’s first ever, wireless, grey hat hack.

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The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 2

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:36:24 +0000

In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside.

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The Location Data Brokers – A CYBER Podcast Special

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:27:26 +0000

CYBER is a new podcast from Motherboard, a very well known and respected technology blog and online magazine.

The episode you’ll hear shortly is about the shady market of data aggregators and brokers who sell smartphone location data to bounty hunters, bail bondsmen, landlords, used car salesmen, and anyone who can afford it. We learn how bounty hunters go right up to the edge of what the law allows and use "neuro linguistic mind manipulation" to get people to give them information.

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The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 1

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:50:34 +0000

In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside.

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Black Duck Eggs: Darknet Diaries

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:09:43 +0000

This week we're doing an episode swap with the excellent podcast Darknet Diaries. A former NSA agent who has gone off to be a security consultant, tells a story about an assignment that he'll never forget...

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Dave Kennedy: The Psychological Principles of Social Engineering

Tue, 25 Dec 2018 08:48:46 +0000

Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it?

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The Ethereum DAO Hack

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:12:06 +0000

Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it?

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The Jerusalem Virus, Part 2

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:14:17 +0000

How did the Jerusalem virus trigger the birth of the entire Anti Virus industry in Israel? A high-stakes wager on Live TV, and more.

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The Jerusalem Virus, Part 1

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:40:33 +0000

Although scary, the Jerusalem virus, discovered in Israel in 1987, was in fact a rather simple virus. How, then, did the virus trigger the birth of an entire national industry?

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Gene Spafford on the Morris Worm & Cyber-security in the 1980’s

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:19:52 +0000

Eugene Spafford (aka Spaf), a professor of computer science at Purdue University, was the first researcher to publish a detailed analysis of the infamous Morris Worm. Gene talks to Ran about this incident, as well as how was security different in the 1980’s.

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China Vs. Github

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:15:30 +0000

It’s a weapon that harnessed the strength of millions of computers at once: a cannon so powerful it could break through any wall, take down any website. It is “the Great Cannon”.

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The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 2

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:54:24 +0000

On the second installment of our Ashely Madison hack retelling, we look at the fallout of one of the hack, and the people who’ve suffered from it.

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The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 1

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:46:38 +0000

When Ashley Madison got hacked, it made international headlines. Why? Because it wasn’t just a major event. It demonstrated how there’s information even more sensitive, even more significant than your credit card, or your social security number: your secrets.

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Interview Special: Graham Cluley

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:52:37 +0000

As we prepare to release an awesome 2-part story in two weeks, we decided to give you a chance to go back to some old favorites and check out some of the behind-the-scenes interviews of Malicious Life. Graham Cluley tells about his entry into the world of security. There are stories aplenty in this interview- Graham […]

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The Target Hack

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 06:49:57 +0000

If movies have taught me anything, it’s that if you want to rob a bank, you dress as the cleaning crew. The people behind the Target hack must have seen one action film too many, because when they decided to hack one of the biggest retailers in the world, they did so via the HVAC […]

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WoW: Corrupted Blood

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 06:17:47 +0000

How does the outbreak of a “plague” inside a video game- a bug, essentially- affect real-life disease research?

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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 3

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:41:19 +0000

Stuxnet was a devastating weapon, but who wielded it? That is the question we try to answer with the final installment of our Stuxnet series. In this episode, we explore other, similar battles of the modern cyber war, and look further into the topic of Zero Day vulnerabilities. With special guests: Andrew Ginter, and Blake […]

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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 2

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:39:43 +0000

Stuxnet was a weapon, a kind of a smart bomb- perhaps one of the smartest bombs ever created. A bomb that couldn’t rely on operators, cameras, and laser targeting, instead it had to “think” its way to its destination. An invisible commando unit, dropped deep behind enemy lines. And its payload- not explosives, but lines […]

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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 1

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:38:13 +0000

Where armies once fought with bullets and bombs, they now engage in clandestine, invisible warfare. In 2010 a virus was discovered that would change the world’s perception of cyber warfare forever. Dubbed Stuxnet, this malicious piece of code has a single focus- to stop to development of Iran’s nuclear program. Part one of this three […]

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Shamoon – The Biggest Hack In History

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:34:10 +0000

The Shammon Virus. There is a single company, run by a royal family, which employs the majority of the Saudi working population. It’s worth more than Apple, Google, and Amazon…by a lot. The Saudi Aramco oil company is one of the most significant commercial entities in human history. It’s hard to imagine, then, what could […]

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The Melissa Virus

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:29:07 +0000

Not all malware is created equal. Some malware will attempt to erase your files, demand ransom, or steal your information. Others will do no such thing- and still end up being worse. Don’t believe us? What if a virus made your computer send pornography to fifty of your closest friends and family? Yes, including your […]

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GhostNet

Wed, 30 May 2018 06:51:18 +0000

A young woman is arrested by the Chinese government while trying to cross the border to Tibet. Her interrogator, a Chinese spy, pulls out a dossier full of information regarding her activity online. It turns out she’s been visiting pro-Tibet websites, and for that, she’s sentenced to two months in jail. What is GhostNet? Find […]

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The Morris Worm Pt. 2

Wed, 16 May 2018 06:07:57 +0000

In an attempt to halt the Morris worm’s path of destruction, a systems administrator at Harvard shut down the university router through which Andy Sudduth’s message would be sent to the internet. The post didn’t go through until after it was too late. In a tragic movie-twist, the fix that everybody needed was heard by […]

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The Morris Worm Pt. 1

Wed, 02 May 2018 11:40:16 +0000

We’ve introduced you to some of the seminal malware attacks that have shaped cybersecurity history. Perhaps no other incident in history, though, has had the effect on how we think about computer security today as the Morris worm.

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The Half Life 2 Hack

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:31:05 +0000

How far should a die-hard fan go, in order to bring closer to them the thing that they love? In one of the most interesting, yet relatively unknown cybersecurity stories, a young hacker attempts to steal his favorite game prior to its release and then attempts to blackmail his victims into hiring him. An evil […]

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The Legalities of the Cyber War

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 06:52:39 +0000

Catching a criminal is by no means easy, but there’s something we take for granted in any crime: that the criminal has a face and a name, that they used a specific weapon on a specific target, and that the crime had ended once it was complete. But what about a crime without a […]

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Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:52:24 +0000

When representatives from the Democratic National Committee reached out to a silicon valley cybersecurity company, to investigate a potential breach in their computer system, it’s hard to imagine what they might have expected to come of it. It didn’t take long to discover that something was amiss. Red flags were popping up all over the […]

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Hack Back

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:51:52 +0000

Those who have experienced a cybercrime know the feelings of frustration and helplessness that come along with it. A hacker could be halfway across the world when they attack you, and you might have no way of figuring out who it was or catching them even if you could. So frustrating. But is there really nothing we […]

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Cyber Terrorism

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:11:41 +0000

What governments and powerful organizations regularly use, others will find ways to use as well. Cyber activity fits so incredibly well with terrorism. Actors can remain hidden, or reveal themselves to the world; Create propaganda campaign, or aim for real damage. Join us on this episode of Malicious Life, as we learn the story of […]

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Super Spies

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:16:07 +0000

The NSA has many means at its disposal. But how does it use these means, and for what goals? Discover the (literally) secret history of the NSA’s cyber activity. Travel with us to Russia and back, learn the origins of FISA, and find out more about the government agency so secret it was once dubbed […]

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The Trojan Horse Affair

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:01:24 +0000

The early 2000s were an interesting time in Information Security. This is roughly the period when malware transitioned from viruses written by teenagers for fun, to cybercrime tools in the hands of sophisticated criminals. This week’s story took place in that time frame – and was a precursor of that transition. It is also a cautionary […]

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Friend or Foe

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:08:57 +0000

The largest hack in U.S military history may have been conducted by… The NSA. In 1997, a wargame conducted by the NSA showed just how unprepared we were for a potential cybernetic strike- in 4 days, NSA hackers were able to take down entire military networks. It revealed the dire consequences of a possible cyberattack, and even […]

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Amit Serper Interview- Holiday Special Episode

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:45:50 +0000

It’s the holidays and everyone’s on vacation – but the Internet never rests and neither do the bad guys in cybersecurity. So, for this holiday special, we figured we’ll air an interesting interview we did a few weeks back with Amit Serper, Principal Security Researcher at Cybereason, NotPetya vaccinator, and former cyber warrior for the […]

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Deception

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 06:19:59 +0000

From the Bulgarian hacker scene of the 90’s, featured in episodes 1 and 2, we now move to the vibrant underground hacker scene of West and East Berlin. Working secretly for the KGB, a young Berliner hacker attempts to hack the U.S military network, only to be stopped by a curious, and inventive astronomer. A […]

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Weapons of Mass Disruption

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 +0000

The threat of fire and fury stands at the center of all modern conflicts- nuclear bombs that can eradicate life in seconds are the ultimate weapon of war, as they pose a huge threat to centers of population. But what of the cyber war? What threat could it possibly pose to life as we know […]

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The Soldiers of North Korea

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:01:25 +0000

Guerrilla warfare has been around for as long as conventional warfare has. The idea that a small force, through cunning and brazen action, could overtake a larger force is an old one. From pirates who would take merchant ships by surprise, to lengthy military campaigns against an enemy that is hiding in plain sight. The […]

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The Propaganda

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:07:28 +0000

Governments around the world have been making devious use of the internet as a platform to spread, not malware, but propaganda. As in all wars, propaganda is a huge part of the modern cyber war. Join us as we explore the roots, and the most creative uses of the internet to spread information and disinformation […]

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The Whistleblowers

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 06:26:12 +0000

WikiLeaks has ushered in a new age in whistle blowing: Modern leakers such as Chelsea Manning – who’s story is the focus of our current episode – expose huge amounts of confidential information. But can these mega-leaks really influence the actions and policies of governments?

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Stuxnet, part 3

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:30:07 +0000

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Stuxnet, part 2

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:33:52 +0000

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Stuxnet, part 1

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:30:56 +0000

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Hell to Pay

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:02:44 +0000

A global FBI manhunt for the world’s most wanted cyber criminal ends in the capture of a massive criminal network, but with the escape of the man himself. Security experts who operate within the gray areas of morality develop botnets that destroy personal devices infected with malicious botnets in what they call “the chemotherapy of […]

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The Roots of Evil

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 07:32:57 +0000

WannaCry’s widespread cyber attack on more than 200,000 computers all over the world made headlines – but only a few people remember a similar attack, named The AIDS Trojan, almost 30 years earlier… In this episode of Malicious Life, we go deep into the world of ransomware to examine its roots, the tools used and […]

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Big Cannons

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:31:02 +0000

2016 is known throughout the circles of information security as “The Year of The DDoS Attacks”, and rightfully so: 5 large scale DDoS attacks – ‘Distributed Denial Of Service’ – shocked the technology world. In this episode of Malicious Life, we examine how the power of the internet itself can be harvested and deployed to […]

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Spam Empire

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:08:30 +0000

In this episode of Malicious Life, we take a look at one of the oldest forms of criminal activity on the web- the spam empires of the 90’s and 2000’s. Find out how these multi-million dollar industries operated, how they served as a half step towards the organized online crime groups of the modern age, […]

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The Dark Avenger

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 06:38:38 +0000

In 1989, a message was found in a virus: “Eddie Lives…Somewhere in Time!”. ‘Eddie’ was a particularly nasty virus, and its discovery led a young Bulgarian security researcher down a rabbit hole, on a hunt for the prolific creator of the Eddie virus: The Dark Avenger. With special guests: Vesselin Bontchev, Graham Cluley.

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Ghost In The Machine

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:01:06 +0000

Cybercrime is one of the most notable threats we face as computer users, nowadays. But it wasn’t always so. Those of us who’ve been in the field long enough may remember a time when computer viruses were much more innocent, and virus authors were usually just bored computer geeks- not members of a sophisticated, well-organized […]

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