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The podcast that tells true stories about the people making and breaking our digital world. We take listeners into the world of cyber and intelligence without all the techie jargon. Every Tuesday and Friday, former NPR investigations correspondent Dina Temple-Raston and the team draw back the curtain on ransomware attacks, mysterious hackers, and the people who are trying to stop them.
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Jun 21, 2024 • 8min
141. Legislative solutions for deepfake abuse finally begin to take shape
Omny Miranda Martone discusses working with Washington lawmakers on the bipartisan Defiance Act to combat deepfake abuse, including allowing victims to sue creators. The podcast explores the significance of uniting political figures like Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, and Josh Hawley on this pressing issue, as well as the swift hotlining process in the Senate for bill passage. Legislative progress includes the Take It Down Act and efforts by Senator Ted Cruz to address non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfake pornography.

Jun 18, 2024 • 26min
140. Are solutions to deepfake abuse finally coming into focus?
Exploring deepfake abuse, solutions, and bipartisan support for legislation. Challenges in detecting deepfakes, tools like Electo AI, and the impact of Taylor Swift incident. Accessibility of pornographic deepfake tools like Face Fusion, Deep Swapper. Legislative efforts against non-consensual deepfake pornography and proactive tech solutions. Cybersecurity incidents, AI candidates in political races.

Jun 14, 2024 • 8min
139. Mic Drop: GhostSec’s quest for redemption: their leader claims their life of crime is over.
Former leader of the GhostSec hacktivist group discusses their transition from cyber attacks to launching ransomware, their ethical considerations and targets, and their declaration of giving up cybercrime for hacktivism.

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Jun 11, 2024 • 29min
138. Almost every cyber attack begins with a key ingredient: an Infostealer
Alleged co-founder of the Meduza infostealer reveals how these stealthy malware sneak into computers, steal logins and passwords, and vanish without a trace. The podcast also explores cybercrime supply chains, info-stealer families like Redline and Medusa, and the emergence of info-stealers targeting valuable data like cryptocurrency wallets.

Jun 7, 2024 • 10min
137. Mic Drop: Inside a secret drone school in Ukraine
Discover the secrets of Ukraine's drone academy training operators amidst the conflict with Russia. Dive into the innovative tactics using drones for combat missions and the establishment of a pop-up school to educate service members in essential skills like drone operation and military leadership.

Jun 4, 2024 • 28min
136. Money and fame — not just social change — are creating a new kind of hacktivist.
Belarusian Cyber Partisans hack into government servers, exposing secret police files. Hacktivism evolving with some becoming more professional. GOSEC group transforms from fighting ISIS to ransomware attacks, facing ethical dilemmas.

May 31, 2024 • 9min
135. Mic Drop: Oren Etzioni has a way to help us sort fact from AI fiction
AI expert and founder of TrueMedia.org, Oren Etzioni, discusses the rise of AI-manipulated content and the importance of distinguishing between fact and fiction. Topics include AI in politics, Big Tech regulation, deepfake detection, and the impact of AI on social deception.

May 28, 2024 • 27min
134. Are autocrats winning the disinformation war?
Guests James Rubin, Jon Bateman, and Anne Applebaum discuss the global battle of ideologies, impact of authoritarian regimes on democracy, efforts to combat disinformation, challenges in measuring its impact, and the role of AI in defensive strategies.

May 24, 2024 • 15min
133. Mic Drop: A surprising thing about war games and cyber attacks and why the military can’t trust AI
Jackie Schneider, Director of war gaming at the Hoover Institution, discusses the surprising differences in responses to cyber attacks versus traditional warfare in war simulations. She explores the impact of cyber warfare on decision-making, China's cyber operations and AI in military strategies, and the challenges of relying on AI for critical strategic decisions.

May 21, 2024 • 27min
132. Meet the guy who single-handedly took down North Korea’s Internet.
Alejandro Caceres, the man who retaliated against North Korea after being hacked, discusses his journey from a victim to a cyber avenger. He delves into his early hacking days, the Google Chrome exploit discovery with James Willy, and his successful takedown of North Korea's internet. The podcast also explores US-China relationship insights and recent developments in the cyber and intelligence space.