Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries explores true stories from the dark side of the Internet. Stories about hackers, defenders, advanced persistent threats, viruses, bugs, crypto, privacy, breaches, online criminals, and the Internet. A true crime hacker narrative. "Cyber crime is the crime of our generation."

Ep 144: Rachel 04/02/2024

Ep 144: Rachel Rachel Tobac is a social engineer. In this episode we hear how she got started doing this and a few stories of how she hacked people and places using her voice and charm. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/30638323

Ep 143: Jim Hates Scams 03/05/2024

Ep 143: Jim Hates Scams Jim Browning has dedicated himself to combatting scammers, taking a proactive stance by infiltrating their computer systems. Through his efforts, he not only disrupts these fraudulent operations but also shares his findings publicly on YouTube, shedding light on the intricacies of scam networks. His work uncovers a myriad of intriguing insights into the digital underworld, which he articulately discusses, offering viewers a behind-the-scenes look at his methods for fighting back against scammers. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/30234998

Ep 142: Axact 02/06/2024

Ep 142: Axact Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan? /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/29820098

Ep 141: The Pig Butcher 01/02/2024

Ep 141: The Pig Butcher The #1 crime which results in the biggest financial loss is BEC fraud. The #2 crime is pig butchering. Ronnie Tokazowski walks us through this wild world. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/29303448

Ep 140: Revenge Bytes 12/05/2023

Ep 140: Revenge Bytes Madison's nude photos were posted online. Her twin sister Christine came to help. This begins a bizarre and uneasy story. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/28934008

Ep 139: D3f4ult 11/07/2023

Ep 139: D3f4ult This is the story of D3f4ult from CWA. He was a hacktivist, upset with the state of the way things were, and wanted to make some changes. Changes were made. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/28541669

Ep 138: The Mimics of Punjab 10/03/2023

Ep 138: The Mimics of Punjab This episode is about scammers in the Punjab region. Tarun comes on the show to tell us a story of what happened to him. Naomi Brockwell makes an appearance to speak about digital privacy. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/28209089

Ep 137: Predator 09/05/2023

Ep 137: Predator A new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator. It'll infect a mobile phone, and then suck up all the data from it. Contacts, text messages, location, and more. This malware is being sold to intelligence agencies around the world. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/27942858

Ep 136: Team Xecuter 08/01/2023

Ep 136: Team Xecuter Team Xecuter was a group involved with making and selling modchips for video game systems. They often made mods that allowed the video game system to rip games or play pirated games. It was a crowd favorite in the modding scene. Until it all fell apart. The story of what happened to Team Xecuter must be heard to believe. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/27622152

Ep 135: The D.R. Incident 07/04/2023

Ep 135: The D.R. Incident Omar Avilez worked in the CSIRT of the Dominican Republic when a major cyber security incident erupted. Omar walks us through what happened and the incident response procedures that he went through. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/27363345

Ep 134: Deviant 06/06/2023

Ep 134: Deviant Deviant Ollam is a physical penetration specialist. That means he's paid to break into buildings to see if the building is secure or not. He has done this for a long time and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve to get into buildings. In this episode we hear 3 stories of him breaking into buildings for a living. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/27055920

Ep 133: I'm the Real Connor 05/02/2023

Ep 133: I'm the Real Connor One day Connor got an email saying his identity has been stolen. And this was one of the strangest days he's ever had. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/26716449

Ep 132: Sam the Vendor 04/04/2023

Ep 132: Sam the Vendor Sam Bent, a.k.a. DoingFedTime, brings us a story of what it was like being a darknet market vendor. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/26437029

Ep 131: Welcome To Video 12/27/2022

Ep 131: Welcome To Video Andy Greenberg brings us a gut wrenching story of how criminal investigators used bitcoin tracing techniques to try to find out who was at the center of a child sexual abuse darkweb website. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/25436565

Ep 130: Jason's Pen Test 12/13/2022

Ep 130: Jason's Pen Test Jason Haddix has done hundreds of penetration tests in his career. He comes on the show today to tell us a few stories of things he's done. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/25309860

Ep 129: Gollumfun (Part 2) 11/29/2022

Ep 129: Gollumfun (Part 2) Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun was involved with the websites Counterfeit Library and Shadow Crew. He tells his story of what happened there and some of the crimes he committed. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/25159032

Ep 128: Gollumfun (Part 1) 11/15/2022

Ep 128: Gollumfun (Part 1) Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun was involved with the websites Counterfeit Library and Shadow Crew. He tells his story of what happened there and some of the crimes he committed. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/25016055

Ep 127: Maddie 11/01/2022

Ep 127: Maddie Maddie Stone is a security researcher for Google’s Project Zero. In this episode we hear what it’s like battling zero day vulnerabilities. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24865308

Ep 126: REvil 10/18/2022

Ep 126: REvil REvil is the name of a ransomware service as well as a group of criminals inflicting ransomware onto the world. Hear how this ransomware shook the world. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24720708

Ep 125: Jeremiah 10/04/2022

Ep 125: Jeremiah Jeremiah Roe is a seasoned penetration tester. In this episode he tells us about a time when he had to break into a building to prove it wasn't as secure as the company thought. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24576246

Ep 124: Synthetic Remittance 09/20/2022

Ep 124: Synthetic Remittance What do you get when you combine social engineering, email, crime, finance, and the money stream flowing through big tech? Evaldas Rimašauskas comes to mind. He combined all these to make his big move. A whale of a move. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24428313

Ep 123: Newswires 09/06/2022

Ep 123: Newswires Investing in the stock market can be very profitable. Especially if you can see into the future. This is a story of how a group of traders and hackers got together to figure out a way to see into the future and make a lot of money from that. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24284052

Ep 122: Lisa 08/23/2022

Ep 122: Lisa In this episode we hear some insider threat stories from Lisa Forte. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24140151

Ep 122: Lisa 08/23/2022

Ep 122: Lisa In this episode we hear some insider threat stories from Lisa Forte. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/24284055

Ep 121: Ed 07/26/2022

Ep 121: Ed In this episode we hear some penetration test stories from Ed Skoudis. We also catch up with Beau Woods from I am The Cavalry. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23860170

Presenting: Click Here "Lapsus$" 07/12/2022

Presenting: Click Here "Lapsus$" We're going to play two stories for you today. First is a story that comes from the podcast Click Here, hosted by Dina Temple Raston. It's about Lapsus$. Then after that Jack Rhysider tells a story about a sewage plant in Australia that had a big problem. You can find more episode of Click Here on your favorite podcast player or by visiting https://ClickHereShow.com. Sponsors Support for this show comes Snyk. Snyk is a developer security platform that helps you secure your applications from the start. It automatically scans your code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure configs — finding and fixing vulnerabilities in real time. Create your free account at https://snyk.co/darknet. Support for this show comes from Linode. Linode supplies you with virtual servers. Visit [linode.com/darknet](https://linode.com/darknet) and get a special offer. Support for this podcast comes from Cybereason. Cybereason reverses the attacker’s advantage and puts the power back in the defender's hands. End cyber attacks. From endpoints to everywhere. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23715848

Ep 120: Voulnet 06/28/2022

Ep 120: Voulnet This is the story about when Mohammed Aldoub, AKA Voulnet, found a vulnerability on VirusTotal and Tweeted about it. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23562701

Ep 119: Hot Wallets 06/14/2022

Ep 119: Hot Wallets In this episode we hear from journalist Geoff White who talks about some of the recent crypto currency heists that have been happening. Geoff has been tracking a group of thieves for some time and shares his knowledge of what he's found. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23422385

Ep 118: Hot Swaps 05/31/2022

Ep 118: Hot Swaps This is the story of Joseph Harris. When he was a young teen he got involved with stealing video game accounts and selling them for money. This set him on a course where he flew higher and higher until he got burned. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23280191

Ep 117: Daniel the Paladin 05/17/2022

Ep 117: Daniel the Paladin Daniel Kelley was equal parts mischievousness and clever when it came to computers. Until the day his mischief overtook his cleverness. /episode/index/show/darknetdiaries/id/23135540

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