Legion of Doom, step aside. There’s a new elite hacker group in town, and they’re calling themselves Masters of Deception (MoD). With tactics that are grittier and more sophisticated than those of the LoD, MoD has targeted high-profile entities and left an indelible mark on the internet.
This is part 2 of the LoD/MoD series. Part 1 is episode 168: “LoD”.
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Attribution
Darknet Diaries is created by Jack Rhysider.
This episode was written by Nate Nelson.
Assembled by Tristan Ledger.
Episode artwork by odibagas.
Mixing by Proximity Sound.
Theme song created by Breakmaster Cylinder. Theme song available for listen and download at bandcamp. Or listen to it on Spotify.
Transcript
[START OF RECORDING]
JACK: This story picks up from where we left off in Part 1, so if you haven’t heard it yet, you need to go back one episode and listen to that one before listening to this, because this is Part 2.