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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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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.

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.


