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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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Jan 9, 2024 • 24min
101. Bug bounties with Chinese characteristics
This podcast explores how China is flipping the script on vulnerabilities and exploits. It discusses the importance of pen testing in identifying software vulnerabilities and the existence of a potentially dangerous Chinese vulnerability database. The episode also delves into China's manipulation of vulnerability databases and its targeting of critical national infrastructure. Lastly, it covers the settlement of the NotPetya cyber attack and Taiwan's analysis of China's election interference.

Jan 2, 2024 • 21min
100. The 2023 cyber year in review
In this podcast, host Dina Temple-Raston discusses cyber in 2023. Topics include the rise of Lockbit ransomware, cybersecurity measures, cyber attacks on Ukraine, AI's impact on cybersecurity, and the risks of increasing connectivity and automation.

Dec 26, 2023 • 52min
99. Meet the hackers
This podcast features three real life hackers who are not so different from the rest of us. They discuss the evolution of cybercrime, the rise and fall of dark code, their early experiences with computers, creating clone websites for profit, exploring the dark web and hacking communities, reflecting on the impact of their work, and the rise and retirement of Basterlord, a notorious access broker.

Dec 19, 2023 • 51min
98. Lessons from the world's first hybrid war
Learn about Ukraine's hybrid war and its impact on the future of war. Explore the actions of the Ukrainian IT Army and Anonymous in cyber warfare against Russia. Discover the challenges faced in strengthening Ukraine's cybersecurity infrastructure. See how hackers are recruited into the IT army and address ethical concerns. Hear from a fashion model turned drone operator and the significance of Ukrainian fashion week. Understand the challenges of proving war crimes through digital means and witness testimony. Uncover the use of digital information and surveillance in investigating the downing of MH17.

Dec 12, 2023 • 50min
97. Policing Morality? There’s an app for that.
We look at the use of digital tools that have imposed an authoritarian version of morality on the masses, and the creative, inspiring way ordinary people have learned to respond.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 52min
96. The art of decoding dictators
This podcast discusses the art of decoding dictators, including North Korea's missile program, manipulation of images, and surveillance activities in Mexico. The hosts interview experts in analyzing satellite images to uncover deception and highlight the democratization of satellite imagery analysis.

Nov 28, 2023 • 50min
95. Reality Bytes: the URL-IRL crash
Stories of hacked tractors, policing technology controversies, armed drones in schools, sim swapping, and violent activities in teenagers are discussed in this podcast

Nov 21, 2023 • 23min
94. They’re just hackers, living off the land
There’s a specific kind of cyber attack targeting big industrial systems that is coming back into fashion: it’s called a ‘living off the land’ attack. What makes it particularly scary is that unlike traditional attacks in which bad actors break into a system and plant malicious code, in living off the land attacks, there’s nothing to find — bad actors leverage what’s already in the network.
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Nov 14, 2023 • 29min
93. Tech that allows ordinary people to make peace with wartime
If you want to know how Ukrainians are coping with the war, look at the Ukraine apps in the app store. From an air raid alert built in the first week of the invasion to a map that helps work-from-homers find electricity, technology is helping Ukraine find some sense of normalcy in wartime.
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Nov 7, 2023 • 29min
92. Israel, Gaza and all the light you cannot see
Explore the use of technology in the Israel-Gaza conflict, including loss of communication. Learn about a grassroots campaign in Israel to identify missing individuals after attacks. Discover the challenges faced in gathering information about missing people in Israel. Hear the personal experiences of Ahmad, a teacher in Gaza, during the war. Discuss the impact of bombings and internet blackouts in Gaza. Get updates on recent breaches and ransomware attacks in the aviation industry.