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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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Oct 31, 2023 • 30min
91. Bucha wants to be known for something else: Justice.
Bucha endured Russia's atrocities and now seeks justice. The podcast explores the challenges of identifying victims and gathering evidence. It also discusses efforts to organize war crimes cases in Ukraine and delves into the controversial dam failure and cyber attacks on Ukraine's power grid.

Oct 24, 2023 • 31min
90. Saving Ukraine’s cultural heritage with a click
Learn how cutting-edge technology is being used to preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage in the face of destruction following a bomb attack on a beloved library in Chernihiv. The podcast explores the aftermath of the bombing, the use of photogrammetry and laser scanning to restore cultural heritage sites, the resilience of the community, and the Back-Up Ukraine app that allows users to scan and preserve culturally significant objects through 3D scanning.

Oct 17, 2023 • 24min
89. Exclusive: Ukraine says joint mission with U.S. derailed Moscow’s cyber attacks
We traveled to Ukraine last month to learn more about a hunt forward operation Cybercom and cyber operators from Ukraine secretly launched before the war. This is the first time the Ukrainian side of the story has been revealed publicly.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 27min
88. Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secret drone factories
This podcast takes us inside Ukraine's secret drone factories, where entrepreneurs are able to quickly create innovative weapons for soldiers on the front lines. It explores the high-tech creativity in Ukraine's defense tech industry as a response to invasion and showcases the development of easily assembled drones for military warfare. The podcast also discusses the combat drones made from surprising materials, Ukraine's private defense industry and vulnerability to cyber attacks, and the recent cyber attack on MGM Resorts.

Oct 3, 2023 • 27min
87. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘How AI Will Turbocharge Misinformation’ from Humans vs. Machines
Explore the dangers of AI and misinformation, including the rise of deepfakes and their impact on society. Learn about AI-generated false accusations of sexual harassment and the challenges of content moderation on social media. Understand the limitations of AI and the importance of human discernment in analyzing content.

Sep 26, 2023 • 27min
86. What will Moscow do with the Wagner Group now?
The podcast discusses the future of the Russian private army, Wagner Group, known for atrocities in Ukraine and extending Russian influence in Africa. It also covers a former speech writer's insights into Vladimir Putin, the unexpected transformation of Yevgeni Pragosian, Wagner Group's operations in Africa, and cybersecurity headlines.

Sep 19, 2023 • 28min
85. What Wagner Group learned from ISIS
Leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, discusses their recruitment tactics influenced by ISIS, including flashy online efforts and recruitment centers in gyms. The podcast also explores the activities and deceptive tactics of the paramilitary organization, as well as the experiences of members and the competition for control following the leader's death.

Sep 12, 2023 • 28min
84. Dutch police, cyber booby traps and a dark market takedown for the ages
Led by a motley crew of old-school cops and cyber whiz-kids, a Dutch police unit takes control of one of the dark web's most notorious drug markets and make history.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 28min
83. “Ding-dong ditch” on steroids
Remember ding-dong ditch? You and your friends rang a doorbell and then ran away? These days the prank of choice among the young cyber set is something called swatting: calling the police with a hoax report that sends them rushing – guns drawn – to some address and unsuspecting victim. After years of writing it off as childish mischief, legislators, law enforcement and tech companies are finally trying to address it.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 24min
82. The Clop gang’s in love with a special kind of bug
The podcast discusses the Cl0p gang's impressive cyber attack on MOVEit, highlighting their methods and recent attacks on file transfer services. It explores how bugs were used to create a back door and exploit middleware. The Clop gang's exploitation of GUI vulnerabilities and their testing of new ransomware is also discussed. The chapter concludes with an introduction to the podcast's host, producers, and team, and a promotion of their sister publication, 'the record'.