PODS

PODCASTS

Life is too short for sub-par pods, so I spend hours curating and presenting only the finest produced podcasts for our listening pleasure. An audio smorgasbord of listening for the refined hacker, wanna-be hacker, infosec professional, goon, thug, kook, dropout, blue team, red team, and the green team. We aren’t the user, we’re the product.

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.

  • 145: Shannen
    by Jack Rhysider on May 7, 2024 at 7:00 am

    Shannen Rossmiller wanted to fight terrorism. So she went online and did. Read more about her from her book “The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother Is Bringing Terrorists to […]

  • 144: Rachel
    by Jack Rhysider on April 2, 2024 at 7:00 am

    Rachel Tobac is a social engineer. In this episode we hear how she got started doing this and a few stories of how she hacked people and places using her voice and charm. Learn more about Rachel by […]

  • 143: Jim Hates Scams
    by Jack Rhysider on March 5, 2024 at 8:00 am

    Jim Browning has dedicated himself to combatting scammers, taking a proactive stance by infiltrating their computer systems. Through his efforts, he not only disrupts these fraudulent operations but […]

  • 142: Axact
    by Jack Rhysider on February 6, 2024 at 8:00 am

    Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan? Sponsors Support for this episode comes from NetSuite. NetSuite gives you visibility and control of your […]

  • 141: The Pig Butcher
    by Jack Rhysider on January 2, 2024 at 8:00 am

    The #1 crime which results in the biggest financial loss is BEC fraud. The #2 crime is pig butchering. Ronnie Tokazowski https://twitter.com/iHeartMalware walks us through this wild world. Sponsors […]

  • 140: Revenge Bytes
    by Jack Rhysider on December 5, 2023 at 8:00 am

    Madison’s nude photos were posted online. Her twin sister Christine came to help. This begins a bizarre and uneasy story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • 139: D3f4ult
    by Jack Rhysider on November 7, 2023 at 8:00 am

    This is the story of D3f4ult (twitter.com/_d3f4ult) from CWA. He was a hacktivist, upset with the state of the way things were, and wanted to make some changes. Changes were made. Sponsors Support […]

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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  • EPCOT – Part II
    by 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.

  • EPCOT – Part I
    by Dog And Pony Show Audio on November 22, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Walt Disney doesn’t want to expand, he wants to build his masterpiece. He doesn’t want to sell more popcorn, he wants to defeat communism.He doesn’t want Disneyland East, he is driven to build EPCOT.Far from the adult binge drinking paradise we know in Orlando today, the original idea of EPCOT is a planned community that requires massive land acquisition and never-before-seen government permissions. And by the way, you need to do it in secret. Walt Disney’s quest for total control just might be… the World’s Greatest Con. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Uri Geller hijacks the New York Times, An Interview with Michael Shermer
    by Dog And Pony Show Audio on July 17, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Brian and Justin discuss an article in the New York Times alleging that magic has forgiven it’s 50-year grudge with Uri Geller. Considering the subject matter of our Project Alpha investigation… World’s Greatest Con disagrees. Also, an interview with Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine discussing the science and shame of being taken in by incorrect information and the legacy of Project Alpha.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • In James Randi’s Own Words
    by Dog And Pony Show Audio on May 16, 2023 at 9:03 pm

    A funny thing happened as we finished our season. We asked for listeners to unearth an old podcast WGC co-creator Justin Robert Young did with James Randi and it was indeed found. But one episode surprised us… James Randi in his own words describing Project Alpha in 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • An Update On Project Alpha and Your Emails
    by Dog And Pony Show Audio on May 8, 2023 at 2:00 am

    Sometimes when you tell a story, you change it. We have an update on one of the central figures in Project Alpha. Brian Brushwood reads your emails and feedback including questions about James Randi and a moment when William Shatner blessed the podcast with an epic rendition of our title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Malicious Life

  • Unmasking Secrets: The Rise of Open-Source Intelligence
    by Ran Levi on May 14, 2024 at 8:28 am

    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 […]

  • The Source Code of Malicious Life
    by Ran Levi on April 30, 2024 at 7:40 am

    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 […]

  • The Y2K Bug, Part 2
    by Ran Levi on April 16, 2024 at 6:18 pm

    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 […]

  • The Y2K Bug, Part 1
    by Ran Levi on April 1, 2024 at 4:45 pm

    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 […]

  • Can You Bomb a Hacker?
    by Ran Levi on March 19, 2024 at 2:34 pm

    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? […]

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 You
    by 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 Recovery
    by 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 Boutique
    by 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 Storm
    by 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 2
    by 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 […]