Darknet Diaries

15 Jul 2025

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In this episode we talk with mg (https://x.com/MG), the brilliant (and notorious) hacker and hardwar...

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 06 May 2025 07:00:00 -0000

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MalwareTech was an anonymous security researcher, until he accidentally stopped WannaCry, one of the...

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0000

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The dark web is full of mystery. Some of it’s just made up though. Chris Monteiro wanted to see wh...

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0000

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Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online. Lot’s of it. In this episode we talk with him,...

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0000

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Have you ever got your bike stolen? In this episode we dive into the world of stolen bikes. Who does...

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0000

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Jarett Dunn, AKA StaccOverflow, stole millions of dollars from a website called Pump Fun, and he wan...

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0000

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Chris Rock is known for being a security researcher. But he’s also a black hat incident responder....

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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Shannen Rossmiller wanted to fight terrorism. So she went online and did.Read more about her from he...

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000

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Rachel Tobac is a social engineer. In this episode we hear how she got started doing this and a few ...

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000

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Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan?SponsorsSupport f...

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0000

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The #1 crime which results in the biggest financial loss is BEC fraud. The #2 crime is pig butcherin...

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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Madison's nude photos were posted online. Her twin sister Christine came to help. This begins a biza...

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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This is the story of D3f4ult (twitter.com/_d3f4ult) from CWA. He was a hacktivist, upset with the st...

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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This episode is about scammers in the Punjab region. Tarun (twitter.com/taruns21) comes on the show ...

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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A new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator. It’ll infect a mobile phone, an...

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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Deviant Ollam is a physical penetration specialist. That means he’s paid to break into buildings t...

Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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One day Connor Tumbleson got an email saying his identity has been stolen. And this was one of the s...

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000

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Sam Bent, a.k.a. DoingFedTime, brings us a story of what it was like being a darknet market vendor.L...

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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Andy Greenberg (https://twitter.com/a_greenberg) brings us a gut wrenching story of how criminal inv...

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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Join us as we sit down with Jason Haddix (https://twitter.com/Jhaddix), a renowned penetration teste...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun (twitter.com/GOllumfun) was involved with the websites Counterfeit Libr...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun (twitter.com/GOllumfun) was involved with the websites Counterfeit Libr...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Maddie Stone is a security researcher for Google’s Project Zero. In this episode we hear what it’...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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REvil is the name of a ransomware service as well as a group of criminals inflicting ransomware onto...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Jeremiah Roe is a seasoned penetration tester. In this episode he tells us about a time when he had ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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What do you get when you combine social engineering, email, crime, finance, and the money stream flo...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Investing in the stock market can be very profitable. Especially if you can see into the future. Thi...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we hear some insider threat stories from Lisa Forte.SponsorsSupport for this show co...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we hear some penetration test stories from Ed Skoudis (twitter.com/edskoudis). We al...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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This is the story about when Mohammed Aldoub, AKA Voulnet, (twitter.com/Voulnet) found a vulnerabili...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we interview journalist Geoff White to discuss some of the recent crypto currency he...

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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This is the story of Joseph Harris (https://twitter.com/akad0c). When he was a young teen he got inv...

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Daniel Kelley (https://twitter.com/danielmakelley) was equal parts mischievousness and clever when i...

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Jim Lawler, aka “Mad Dog”, was a CIA case officer for 25 years. In this episode we hear some of ...

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Some video game players buy cheats to win. Let’s take a look at this game cheating industry to see...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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HD Moore (https://twitter.com/hdmoore) invented a hacking tool called Metasploit. He crammed it with...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

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Adam got a job doing IT work at a learning academy. He liked it and was happy there and feeling part...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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This episode we talk with a guy named “Drew” who gives us a rare peek into what some of the youn...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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ZeuS is a banking trojan. Designed to steal money from online bank user’s accounts. This trojan be...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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This episode tells the stories of some of the worlds biggest spamming botnets. We’ll talk about th...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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TeaMp0isoN was a hacking group that was founded by TriCk and MLT (twitter.com/0dayWizard). They were...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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This is the story of Marq (twitter.com/dev_null321). Which involves passwords, the dark web, and pol...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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Alethe is a social engineer. Professionally she tries to trick people to give her passwords and acce...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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How much online abuse are you willing to take before you decide to let your abuser have what they wa...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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Joseph Cox (https://twitter.com/josephfcox), Senior Staff Writer at Motherboard (https://www.vice.co...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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Arya Ebrahami has had quite a personal relationship with darknet marketplaces. In this episode you’...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Fabio Viggiani is an incident responder. In this episode he talks about the story when one of his cl...

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Frank Bourassa had an idea. He was going to make money. Literally. Listen to the story of a master c...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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In 2014 the Puerto Rico Lottery was mysteriously losing money. Listen to this never before told stor...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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The NSO Group creates a spyware called Pegasus which gives someone access to the data on a mobile ph...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Igor works as a private investigator in NYC. He’s often sitting in cars keeping a distant eye on s...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Zero day brokers are people who make or sell malware that’s sold to people who will use that malwa...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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What if someone wanted to own your Instagram account? Not just control it, but make it totally their...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Nicole Beckwith wears a lot of hats. She’s a programmer, incident responder, but also a cop and a...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Jon and Brian are penetration testers who both worked at a place called RedTeam Security. They’...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Chris Davis has been stopping IT security threats for decades. He’s currently running the company...

Tue, 25 May 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Kik is a wildly popular chat app. Their website says that 1 in 3 American teenagers use Kik. But som...

Tue, 11 May 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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The Pirate Bay is a website, a search engine, which has an index of torrent files. A lot of copyrigh...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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What happens when an unauthorized intruder gets into the network of a major bank? Amélie Koran aka ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Meet Jenny Radcliffe, the People Hacker. She’s a social engineer and physical penetration tester....

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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The threat research team at Cybereason uncovered an interesting piece of malware. Studied it and tra...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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Victor looks for vulnerabilities on the web and reports them responsibly. This is the story about d...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0000

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In 2016 the LinkedIn breach data became available to the public. What the Guild of the Grumpy Old Ha...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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In 2012, LinkedIn was the target of a data breach. A hacker got in and stole millions of user detail...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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This is the story of Cam Harrison, aka “kilobit” and his rise and fall as a prominent carder.Sp...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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How bad is it if you post your boarding pass on Instagram? Our guest, “Alex” decides to figure...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we interview two NSA Cryptologists, Marcus J. Carey and Jeff Man. We hear their s...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000

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The Zero Day Initiative runs a hacker contest called Pwn2Own. The contest calls the best hackers ...

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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This is the story of a darknet marketplace vendor we’ll name V. V tells his story of how he first ...

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we hear a story from a social engineer who’s job it is to get people to do things ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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What do you do when you find yourself the target of a massive hacking campaign, and you are getting ...

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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Nerdcore music is music for nerds. In this episode we hear from some of the musicians who make Nerdc...

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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In February 2018, during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea, a cyber attack struck, wipi...

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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This is the story about how someone hacked into JP Morgan Chase, one of the biggest financial instit...

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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From 2009 to 2013 the communication channels the CIA uses to contact assets in foreign countries was...

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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Poker is a competitive game. Unlike other casino games, poker is player vs player. Criminal hackers ...

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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It is recommend to listen to episodes 53 “Shadow Brokers”, 71 “FDFF”, and 72 “Banglades...

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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A bank robbery with the objective to steal 1 billion dollars. This is the story of the largest bank ...

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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In this episode, we’re going into the depths of North Korea to conduct one of the greatest hacks o...

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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Ghost Exodus is a hacker. He conducted various illegal activities online. Some of which he documents...

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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We all know that computers and networks are vulnerable to hacking and malicious actors, but what abo...

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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A mysterious mechanical failure one fateful night in a Saudi Arabian chemical plant leads a cast of ...

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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John Strand is a penetration tester. He’s paid to break into computer networks and buildings to t...

Tue, 26 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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Freakyclown is a physical penetration tester. His job is to break into buildings to test the securit...

Tue, 12 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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PSYOP, or “Psychological Operations”, is something the US military has been doing to foreign aud...

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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Vodafone Greece is the largest telecom provider in Greece. But in 2004 a scandal within the company ...

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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The hacker named w0rmer was active within AnonOps. These are Anonymous Operations which often organi...

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0000

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Cam’s story is both a cautionary tale and inspirational at the same time. He’s been both an atta...