Darknet Diaries

In the 1990's the Internet started to take shape. But the US goverment had strict laws regulating what type of cryptography is allowed to be used online. A few brave people stood up to the government in the name of civil rights and won the right to use strong encryption. Listen to their battle and what they had to do through to accomplish this.

What happens when an innovative tech company, that's trying to develop the next big thing, detects a hacker in their network? We hear the story from a digital forensics investigator which has a surprising result.

In today's world of intelligence gathering, governments hack other governments. This episode takes you on a ride with a nation state actor to see exactly how it's done.

Mt. Gox was the largest bitcoin exchange in the world. It suddenly went offline. What happened?

Manfred found a way to turn his passion for video games and reverse engineering into a full time business. He exploited video games and sold virtual goods and currency for real money. This was his full time job. Listen to this episode to hear exactly how he did this. 

Manfred has had the most epic story of all online video game stories. For the last 20 years, he's been hacking online games.

Jayson E. Street, an InfoSec professional and former law enforcement officer, shares his wild tale of infiltrating a bank in Beirut. He humorously recounts his blunders, including mistakenly targeting the wrong bank. The conversation covers the vulnerabilities of physical security and the creative tactics used to exploit them, like disguising tech as everyday objects. Engaging stories reveal the surprising ease of some heists and the chaotic rush of the operation, blending tension with humor in a thrilling narrative of deception.

Security researcher Kyle Lovett bought a new Asus router in 2013. He found it was riddled with security vulnerabilties. He set out on a mission to resolve these vulnerabilities not only for his own router, but for thousands of others who were also vulnerable. 

Mobile provider TalkTalk suffered a major breach in 2015. The CEO tried her best to keep angry customers calm and carry on. The UK government and Metropolitan Police investigate the breach. We get a rare glimpse of how the CEO handles the crisis.

The 2011 DigiNotar breach changed the way browsers do security. In this episode, we learn what role a CA plays, how browsers work with CAs, and what happens when a CA is breached.