Darknet Diaries 64: The Athens Shadow Games
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Apr 28, 2020 A major telecom scandal rocked Greece in 2004, linking Vodafone to unauthorized wiretaps on high-profile officials. The investigation reveals a chilling intersection of cyber espionage and personal tragedy, particularly surrounding the mysterious death of a network employee. The podcast also discusses the dark evolution of wiretapping from manual techniques to sophisticated digital breaches. It dives into the ethical dilemmas posed by government surveillance during the Athens Olympics, highlighting the shadows lurking in global telecommunications.
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Watergate Scandal
- In 1972, Nixon's re-election group wiretapped the Democratic National Committee's Watergate offices.
- Nixon's secret Oval Office recordings and the cover-up ended his presidency.
Modern Wiretapping
- Modern wiretapping focuses on exploiting the hardware and software of electronic switching exchanges.
- There are legal wiretaps by law enforcement and illegal ones by hackers.
Vodafone Greece
- Vodafone Greece, originally Panaphone, became a major telecom provider.
- In 2005, their system administrators began receiving error messages about undelivered text messages.