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Darknet Diaries Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.
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- 160: Gregby Jack Rhysider on July 1, 2025 at 7:00 am
Greg Linares (AKA Laughing Mantis) joins us to tell us about how he became the youngest hacker to be arrested in Arizona.Follow Greg on Twitter: https://x.com/Laughing_Mantis.SponsorsSupport for this […]
- 159: Vastaamoby Jack Rhysider on June 3, 2025 at 7:00 am
Joe Tidy investigates what may be the cruelest and most disturbing cyber attack in history. A breach so invasive it blurred the line between digital crime and psychological torture. This story might […]
- 158: MalwareTechby Jack Rhysider on May 6, 2025 at 7:00 am
MalwareTech was an anonymous security researcher, until he accidentally stopped WannaCry, one of the largest ransomware attacks in history. That single act of heroism shattered his anonymity and […]
- 157: Grifterby Jack Rhysider on April 1, 2025 at 7:00 am
Grifter is a longtime hacker, DEF CON organizer, and respected voice in the infosec community. From his early days exploring networks to helping shape one of the largest hacker conferences in the […]
- 156: Kill Listby Jack Rhysider on March 18, 2025 at 7:00 am
The dark web is full of mystery. Some of it’s just made up though. Chris Monteiro wanted to see what was real and fake and discovered a hitman for hire site which took him on an unbelievable […]
- 155: Kingpinby Jack Rhysider on March 4, 2025 at 8:00 am
In this episode, we delve into the multifaceted career of Joe Grand, also known as “Kingpin.” A renowned hardware hacker and computer engineer, Joe has been exploring and manipulating electronic […]
- 154: Hijacked Lineby Jack Rhysider on February 4, 2025 at 8:00 am
Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online. Lot’s of it. In this episode we talk with him, and hear how he did it, why he did, and what he spent it on.Conor’s website: […]
World’s Greatest Con Brian Brushwood (Scam School, Modern Rogue, Scam Nation) brings you the hidden stories behind the most audacious con jobs, swindles and heists in history. Email the show at Worlds Greatest Con at Gmail dot comSupport us directly at Patreon dot com slash Greatest Con
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- Crazy Eddie – Part IIby Dog And Pony Show Audio on November 27, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Eddie has a plan to make millions. It leaves him an international fugitive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Crazy Eddie – Part Iby Dog And Pony Show Audio on November 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm
A New York City upstart becomes a legend in the city that never sleeps. But his greed leaves him teetering on the edge of fame, wealth and death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Q Shipsby Dog And Pony Show Audio on August 26, 2024 at 5:00 am
The Germans have invented an aquatic killing machine the likes of which the world has never known. If you are one of its victims, how do you trick sure death? By pulling an all-in audacious scheme that only works if you have the element of surprise. How long can the Royal Navy keep the Q Ship con going before time runs out? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Greatest Magic Show of all Time was a Lieby Dog And Pony Show Audio on July 15, 2024 at 9:31 pm
The true story of how Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is called out of retirement to help quell an uprising in French Colonial Algeria. What happens next is the most famous, high stakes magic performance in history. What the unbelievable story of Houdin tells us about or desire to believe and the distractions that lead con artists to take advantage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- EPCOT – Part IIby Dog And Pony Show Audio on November 22, 2023 at 6:02 am
Walt is dead. His dream of EPCOT isn’t.Roy Disney puts off his own retirement to attempt to finish his brother’s final plan. In his way is a new hostile governor and the bewildered residents of Orlando who have no idea what to expect from incoming Disney empire. The drive to make EPCOT a reality… just might be the World’s Greatest Con. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Weev, Part 1by Ran Levi on November 27, 2024 at 11:48 am
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, […]
- Cuckoo Spear [B-Side]by Ran Levi on November 20, 2024 at 6:37 am
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. […]
- The Man Who Went To War With Anonymous – And Lostby Ran Levi on November 13, 2024 at 10:42 am
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. […]
- What Can Organizations Learn from “Grim Beeper”? [B-Side]by Ran Levi on November 5, 2024 at 7:08 am
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 […]
- The Fappening/Celebgateby Ran Levi on October 29, 2024 at 3:26 pm
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, […]
The Ransomware Files The Ransomware Files podcast tells the harrowing stories of technology experts who have fought back against ransomware, which is one of the greatest crime waves the internet has ever seen. It features in-the-trenches stories about how organisations recovered and frank human reflections from those who have faced file-encrypting malware, a potent weapon used by high-tech criminals.
- Thank Youby Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group on November 8, 2022 at 4:11 am
After 13 episodes and one guest episode, The Ransomware Files project has come to a close. I want to thank everyone who participated and supported it. I wish this project had come to an end because […]
- Unproven Data Recoveryby Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group on October 7, 2022 at 7:20 am
What if you were hired for an office job but ended up negotiating with cybercriminals? There aren’t many rules around the cybercrime known as ransomware, but this is a story about one rule that was […]
- The Adult Boutiqueby Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group on September 15, 2022 at 11:41 pm
Dain Drake was CEO of United Structures of America, a steel fabrication facility outside of Houston. In June 2019, Dain found himself standing outside an adult boutique in Houston at 10 AM on a […]
- Guest Episode: The Stormby Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group on August 26, 2022 at 12:46 am
The Ransomware Files is pleased to host a special guest episode from our friends at Hacked. In mid-April, there was a ransomware attack. It wasn’t against a small business. It wasn’t directed at […]
- Dr. Ransomware, Part 2by Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group on August 5, 2022 at 12:42 am
Is a practicing cardiologist living in Venezuela also a ransomware mastermind? If U.S. prosecutors are to be believed, Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez is a cybercriminal polymath. He’s on the FBI’s […]