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In this episode, we break down the “Doomsday” incident: a major breach forum gets breached, reminding everyone that even cybercriminal communities suffer constant OPSEC failures. We cover what leaked, why these underground markets keep imploding, and how infighting, reused infrastructure, weak authentication, and sloppy identity hygiene turn “elite hackers” into easy targets. Then we connect the dots to law enforcement’s latest crypto actions—how DOJ seizures and mixer investigations work, why blockchain tracing matters, and what criminals try (and fail) to do to hide money flows. Finally, we translate the news into practical defense: validate breach intel, monitor for credential stuffing, enable MFA, use unique passwords, and tighten access logs. Whether you’re a defender, creator, or online, this is the real-world cybercrime story behind the headlines.

Chapters

(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Task Overflow

(02:29) - BreachForums Doomsday - 2026-01-12

(05:09) - Story # 1; Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?

(15:42) - Story # 2: Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS

(23:04) - Story # 3: California bans data broker reselling health data of millions

(28:13) - Story # 4: Apple picks Google’s Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year

(36:00) - Story # 5: Ragebait as a phishing tactic

(38:00) - Story # 6: Doomsday For Cybercriminals — Data Breach Of Major Dark Web Forum

(40:31) - Story # 7: The Great VM Escape: ESXi Exploitation in the Wild

(45:39) - Story # 8: OpenAI says ChatGPT won't use your health information to train its models

(46:23) - Story # 8b: Anthropic brings Claude to healthcare with HIPAA-ready Enterprise tools

(50:15) - Story # 9: Max severity Ni8mare flaw lets hackers hijack n8n servers

(53:05) - Story # 10: Instagram Denies Data Breach, Fixes Unsolicited Password Reset Requests

(56:49) - Reporter remembers saving animals a year after L.A. wildfires

(57:52) - CTF Winners

Links
Story # 1; Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?
Story # 2: Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
Story # 3: California bans data broker reselling health data of millions
Story # 4: Apple picks Google’s Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year
Story # 5: Ragebait as a phishing tactic
Story # 6: Doomsday For Cybercriminals — Data Breach Of Major Dark Web Forum
Story # 7: The Great VM Escape: ESXi Exploitation in the Wild
Story # 8: OpenAI says ChatGPT won’t use your health information to train its models
Story # 8b: Anthropic brings Claude to healthcare with HIPAA-ready Enterprise tools
Story # 9: Max severity Ni8mare flaw lets hackers hijack n8n servers
Story # 10: Instagram Denies Data Breach, Fixes Unsolicited Password Reset Requests
Reporter remembers saving animals a year after L.A. wildfires

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