We all know that computers and networks are vulnerable to hacking and malicious actors, but what about us, the humans who interface with these devices? Con games, scams, and strategic deception are far older than computers, and in the modern era, ...
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Listen NowJohn Strand is a penetration tester. He's paid to break into computer networks and buildings to test their security. In this episode we listen to stories he has from doing this type of work.
Listen NowFreakyclown is a physical penetration tester. His job is to break into buildings to test the security of the building. In this episode we hear stories of some of these missions he's been on.
Listen NowPSYOP, or Psychological Operations, is something the US military has been doing to foreign audiences for decades. But what exactly is it? And what's the difference between white, gray, and black PSYOP missions? We talk to PSYOP specialists to lear...
Listen NowVodafone Greece is the largest telecom provider in Greece. But in 2004 a scandal within the company would pin them to be top of the news cycle in Greece for weeks. Hackers got in the network. And what they were after took everyone by surprise.
Listen NowThe hacker named w0rmer was active within AnonOps. These are Anonymous Operations which often organize and wage attacks on websites or people often with the purpose of social justice. Eventually w0rmer joined in on some of these hacking escapades ...
Listen NowCam's story is both a cautionary tale and inspirational at the same time. He's been both an attacker and defender. And not the legal kind of attacker. He has caused half a million dollars in damages with his attacks. Attacks that arose from a feel...
Listen NowSamy Kamkar is a hacker. And while he's done a lot of stuff, he's best known for creating the Samy Worm. Which spread its way through a popular social media site and had crazy results.
Listen NowThis is a story about the hacker named dawgyg and how he made over $100,000 in a single day, from hacking.
Listen NowIn this episode we hear from Gary and Justin. Two seasoned penetration testers who tell us a story about the time when they tried to break into a courthouse but it went all wrong.
Listen NowOxyMonster sold drugs on the dark web marketplace Dream Market. Something happened though, and it all came crashing down.
Listen NowHear what goes on internally when Microsoft discovers a major vulnerability within Windows.
Listen NowThis is the story of Jordan Harbinger. A bit of a misfit teenager, who was always on the edge of trouble. In this story we hear what happened that lead to a visit from the FBI.
Listen NowA holiday special episode. A private pen tester takes on a job that involves him with another eccentric pen tester, a mischievious smile, and his quest to gain access to the network.
Listen NowThis is the story of NotPetya. Which seems to be the first time we've seen what a cyber war looks like. In the summer of 2017 Ukraine suffered a serious and catastrophic cyber attack on their whole country. Hear how it went down, what got hit, and...
Listen NowThe NSA has some pretty advanced, super secret, hacking tools. What if these secret hacking tools were to end up in the wrong person's hands? Well, that happened.
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Listen NowOperation Inherent Resolve was started in 2016 which aimed to combat ISIS. It was a combined joint task force lead by the US military. Operation Inherent Resolve sent troops, ships, and air strikes to Iraq and Syria to fire weapons upon ISIS milit...
Listen NowIn this episode we meet Elliot Alderson from Twitter. Who is this strange masked person? What adventures have they gotten themselves into?
Listen NowThis is the story about when a nation state hacks into a company within another nation.
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Listen NowThis is the story about the XBox hacking scene and how a group of guys pushed the hacking a little too far.
Listen NowThis is the story about the XBox hacking scene and how a group of guys pushed the hacking a little too far.
Listen NowRansomware is ugly. It infects your machine and locks all the the data and to unlock you have to pay a fee. In this episode we dive into some of the people behind it.
Listen NowThis is the story about how I acquired a black badge from DEFCON. We also hear the story about who PPP is, and their CTF journey at DEFCON.
Listen NowThree stories in one episode. Listen in on one of Dave Kennedy's penetration tests he conducted where he got caught trying to gain entry into a datacenter. Listen to a network security engineer talk about the unexpected visitor found in his networ...
Listen NowJoin JekHyde and Carl on a physical penetration test, a social engineering engagagement, a red team assessment. Their mission is to get into a building they shouldn't be allowed, then plant a rogue computer they can use to hack into the network fr...
Listen NowTake a ride with a red teamer. A physical penetration tester as he tries to make his away into unauthorized areas, steal sensitive documents, hack into the computers, and escape with company property.
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