Darknet Diaries

In this episode we follow up with Gabby and Justin from Episode 59 - two seasoned penetration testers who tell us a story about the time when they tried to break into a courthouse but it went all wrong, and what happened in the aftermath.

After 8 years, LOW is finally here.

Nickolas Sharp worked for Ubiquiti, a company that makes networking equipment.

This is the story of the hacker known as "USDoD".

One day Nick got a visit from the FBI demanding he give them data on one of his customers.

It started with a fake car listing on eBay.

For six years, Sophos fought a secret cyber war against a state-backed hacking group targeting its firewalls.

In the streets of the Dominican Republic, a new economy thrives in the shadows.

What if there was a device which gave you endless movies and TV shows without ads?

What if the music charts you see aren’t real?

Phrack is legendary.

Legion of Doom, step aside.

The Legion of Doom (LoD) wasn’t just a “hacker group”, it captured the essence of underground hacking in the 80s/90s.

A manufacturer gets hit with ransomware.

Maxie Reynolds loves an adventure, especially the kind where she’s breaking into buildings (legally).

Tanya Janca is a globally recognized AppSec (application security) expert and founder of We Hack Purple.

He started small, swiping cards, buying gift cards, and cashing out.

In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador for being a Russian hacker.

All Hieu Minh Ngo wanted was to make money online.

In this episode we talk with mg (https://x.com/MG), the brilliant (and notorious) hacker and hardware engineer behind the OMG Cable.

Greg Linares (AKA Laughing Mantis) joins us to tell us about how he became the youngest hacker to be arrested in Arizona.

Joe Tidy investigates what may be the cruelest and most disturbing cyber attack in history.

MalwareTech was an anonymous security researcher, until he accidentally stopped WannaCry, one of the largest ransomware attacks in history.

Grifter is a longtime hacker, DEF CON organizer, and respected voice in the infosec community.

The dark web is full of mystery.

In this episode, we delve into the multifaceted career of Joe Grand, also known as “Kingpin.”

Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online.

Have you ever got your bike stolen?

Jarett Dunn, AKA StaccOverflow, stole millions of dollars from a website called Pump Fun, and he wanted to do it in the most dramatic and theatrical way he could.

Chris Rock is known for being a security researcher.

In Episode 20 of Darknet Diaries, we heard from Greg aka “mobman” who said he created the sub7 malware.

In this episode we hear EvilMog (https://x.com/Evil_Mog) tell us a story about when he had to troubleshoot networks in Afghanistan.

Ever wondered how far a fan would go to get a sneak peek of their favorite artist’s unreleased tracks?

In this episode, Geoff White (https://x.com/geoffwhite247) tells us what happened to Axie Infinity and Tornado cash.

In this episode, Joseph Cox (https://x.com/josephfcox) tells us the story of anom.

Shannen Rossmiller wanted to fight terrorism.

Rachel Tobac is a social engineer.

Jim Browning has dedicated himself to combatting scammers, taking a proactive stance by infiltrating their computer systems.

Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees.

The #1 crime which results in the biggest financial loss is BEC fraud.

Madison's nude photos were posted online.

This is the story of D3f4ult (twitter.com/_d3f4ult) from CWA.

This episode is about scammers in the Punjab region.

A new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator.

Team Xecuter was a group involved with making and selling modchips for video game systems.

Omar Avilez worked in the CSIRT of the Dominican Republic when a major cyber security incident erupted.

Deviant Ollam is a physical penetration specialist.

One day Connor Tumbleson got an email saying his identity has been stolen.

Sam Bent, a.k.a.

Andy Greenberg (https://twitter.com/a_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.