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EP61: Prying Eyes
12 november 2019 · 30 min
Roughly 600,000 laptops are lost every year in US airports alone: some reports say a laptop is stolen every minute. How hard is it to hack into a stolen laptop? "Hackable?", McAfee's Cyber Security podcast, investigates. Check out their website: https://hackablepodcast.com/. Lees meer
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EP60: ML B-Side: Lodrian Cherne On Stalkerware
8 november 2019 · 18 min
In this out-of-band episode, we're bringing you the full interview with Lodrina Cherne, a Digital Forensics Expert, on Spyware : what is it, how it works, who sells it, and how you can avoid it yourself. Lees meer
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EP59: Gozi, Part 1: The Rise of Malware-as-a-Service
31 oktober 2019 · 29 min
Nikita Kuzmin could have been a whiz programmer or a CEO of a successful startup. But as a teen in Moscow, he fell in with the wrong crowd, and his entrepreneurial skills found a different path: Gozi, the oddest and most brilliant malware operation ever conceived to that point in time. Lees meer
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EP58: How is Spyware Legal?
17 oktober 2019 · 41 min
Today's Cyber Stalkers have free access to almost government-grade spyware software with which they can terrorize their victims. Who's enabling the commercial spyware market? Lees meer
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EP57: Listeners Survey Special
10 oktober 2019 · 29 min
Ran and Eliad Kimhy, one of the show's top producers, discuss the recent Listener's Survey results: what do like and dislike about the show, ideas you gave us for future improvements - and what do our listeners think about Ran's accent?... Lees meer
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EP56: Operation Aurora, Part 2
26 september 2019 · 33 min
Google, it turned out, was only one of 35 major US corporations hit in Aurora. Was is an espionage campaign, or could it be that it all began with one top ranking Chinese official who googled his own name - and wasn't happy with the search results?... Lees meer
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EP55: Operation Aurora, Part 1
12 september 2019 · 34 min
In January 2010, Google revealed in its blog that it was hacked. This attack, since known as Operation Aurora, is attributed to China. In this series of episodes, we'll expose the complicated and often turbulent relationship between the world's largest internet company, and the world's most populated nation. Lees meer
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Responding to a Cyber Attack with Missiles
29 augustus 2019 · 55 min
Should governments responde to cyber attack with deadly force? Senior researcher Mikko Hypponen and Prof. Itzik Ben Israel (Ret. General, IDF R&D) discuss this sensative question. Lees meer
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EP53: Are Ad Blockers Malicious?
15 augustus 2019 · 33 min
Ad Blockers, such as AdBlock Plus, provide an important service to users who find web ads annoying, creepy and sometimes even dangerous. In recent years, how ever, the business models adopted by some blockers present us with a moral dilemma. Lees meer
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ML_Conficker
18 juli 2019 · 40 min
Can a malware be *too* successful? This is the story of Conficker, one of the most advanced worms in history - and how its success led to its ultimate failure. Lees meer
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Operation SoftCell
10 juli 2019 · 34 min
A rare, inside look, at how Cybereason's researchers were able to uncover one of the largest Cyber Espionage campaigns ever discovered, against multiple Telecommunications companies around the world. Lees meer
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'Pa Bell' Vs. Youth International Party Line
16 juni 2019 · 40 min
The YIPL phreaking magazine was the spiritual predecessor to the better-known '2600' zine, and it was founded by a ideological party determined to bring down the largest monopoly in US history: Bell Telephone. Lees meer
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The U.S vs. Gary McKinnon
27 mei 2019 · 39 min
After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world. Lees meer
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The WANK Worm, Part 2
10 mei 2019 · 39 min
After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world. Lees meer
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The WANK Worm, Part 1
25 april 2019 · 35 min
On October 16th, 1989, NASA's scientists went into work preparing to launch a spacecraft that very day. But when they sat down to their computers, they were met with an unexpected greeting: “Your system has been officially WANKed. You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.” Lees meer
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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. II: The Bits Hit The Fan
11 april 2019 · 31 min
After its momentous breach, Equifax's CEO Richard Smith said: “Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond.” Lees meer
Well, he was spot on, but not in a good way.
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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. I: A Big Data Bubble
27 maart 2019 · 45 min
In their 120 year history, Equifax never sold anything, or provided any service to ordinary folks - except collect DATA. In 2017, that huge data repository, a 1000 times larger then the Library of Congress, got hacked. Lees meer
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DeCSS: Hackers Vs Hollywood
13 maart 2019 · 45 min
Twenty years ago, a 15-years old Norwegian kid was put on trial for breaking the DVD Copy Prevention system. His case spawned a whole new "artistic" movement... Lees meer
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Marconi & The Maskelyne Affair
21 februari 2019 · 43 min
Guglielmo Marconi--the beloved, hated, disputed inventor of radio--gets trolled by a mustached magician in the world’s first ever, wireless, grey hat hack. Lees meer
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The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 2
6 februari 2019 · 47 min
In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside. Lees meer
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The Location Data Brokers – A CYBER Podcast Special
24 januari 2019 · 46 min
CYBER is a new podcast from Motherboard, a very well known and respected technology blog and online magazine. Lees meer
The episode you’ll hear shortly is about the shady market of data aggregators and brokers who sell smartphone location data to bounty hunters, bail bondsmen, landlords, used car salesmen, and anyone who can afford it. We learn how bounty hunters go right up to the edge of what the law allows and use "neuro linguistic mind manipulation" to get people to give them information.
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The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 1
22 januari 2019 · 50 min
In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside. Lees meer
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Black Duck Eggs: Darknet Diaries
8 januari 2019 · 32 min
This week we're doing an episode swap with the excellent podcast Darknet Diaries. A former NSA agent who has gone off to be a security consultant, tells a story about an assignment that he'll never forget... Lees meer
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Dave Kennedy: The Psychological Principles of Social Engineering
25 december 2018 · 38 min
Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it? Lees meer
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The Ethereum DAO Hack
13 december 2018 · 40 min
Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it? Lees meer
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The Jerusalem Virus, Part 2
26 november 2018 · 28 min
How did the Jerusalem virus trigger the birth of the entire Anti Virus industry in Israel? A high-stakes wager on Live TV, and more. Lees meer
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The Jerusalem Virus, Part 1
15 november 2018 · 24 min
Although scary, the Jerusalem virus, discovered in Israel in 1987, was in fact a rather simple virus. How, then, did the virus trigger the birth of an entire national industry? Lees meer
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Gene Spafford on the Morris Worm & Cyber-security in the 1980’s
31 oktober 2018 · 56 min
Eugene Spafford (aka Spaf), a professor of computer science at Purdue University, was the first researcher to publish a detailed analysis of the infamous Morris Worm. Gene talks to Ran about this incident, as well as how was security different in the 1980’s. Lees meer
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China Vs. Github
16 oktober 2018 · 41 min
It’s a weapon that harnessed the strength of millions of computers at once: a cannon so powerful it could break through any wall, take down any website. It is “the Great Cannon”. Lees meer
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The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 2
4 oktober 2018 · 33 min
On the second installment of our Ashely Madison hack retelling, we look at the fallout of one of the hack, and the people who’ve suffered from it. Lees meer
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The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 1
19 september 2018 · 30 min
When Ashley Madison got hacked, it made international headlines. Why? Because it wasn’t just a major event. It demonstrated how there’s information even more sensitive, even more significant than your credit card, or your social security number: your secrets. Lees meer
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Interview Special: Graham Cluley
5 september 2018 · 54 min
As we prepare to release an awesome 2-part story in two weeks, we decided to give you a chance to go back to some old favorites and check out some of the behind-the-scenes interviews of Malicious Life. Graham Cluley tells about his entry into the world of security. There are stories aplenty in this interview- Graham […] Lees meer
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The Target Hack
23 augustus 2018 · 34 min
If movies have taught me anything, it’s that if you want to rob a bank, you dress as the cleaning crew. The people behind the Target hack must have seen one action film too many, because when they decided to hack one of the biggest retailers in the world, they did so via the HVAC […] Lees meer
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WoW: Corrupted Blood
25 juli 2018 · 27 min
How does the outbreak of a “plague” inside a video game- a bug, essentially- affect real-life disease research? Lees meer
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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 3
12 juli 2018 · 30 min
Stuxnet was a devastating weapon, but who wielded it? That is the question we try to answer with the final installment of our Stuxnet series. In this episode, we explore other, similar battles of the modern cyber war, and look further into the topic of Zero Day vulnerabilities. With special guests: Andrew Ginter, and Blake […] Lees meer
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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 2
12 juli 2018 · 27 min
Stuxnet was a weapon, a kind of a smart bomb- perhaps one of the smartest bombs ever created. A bomb that couldn’t rely on operators, cameras, and laser targeting, instead it had to “think” its way to its destination. An invisible commando unit, dropped deep behind enemy lines. And its payload- not explosives, but lines […] Lees meer
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The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 1
12 juli 2018 · 34 min
Where armies once fought with bullets and bombs, they now engage in clandestine, invisible warfare. In 2010 a virus was discovered that would change the world’s perception of cyber warfare forever. Dubbed Stuxnet, this malicious piece of code has a single focus- to stop to development of Iran’s nuclear program. Part one of this three […] Lees meer
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Shamoon – The Biggest Hack In History
29 juni 2018 · 27 min
The Shammon Virus. There is a single company, run by a royal family, which employs the majority of the Saudi working population. It’s worth more than Apple, Google, and Amazon…by a lot. The Saudi Aramco oil company is one of the most significant commercial entities in human history. It’s hard to imagine, then, what could […] Lees meer
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The Melissa Virus
14 juni 2018 · 22 min
Not all malware is created equal. Some malware will attempt to erase your files, demand ransom, or steal your information. Others will do no such thing- and still end up being worse. Don’t believe us? What if a virus made your computer send pornography to fifty of your closest friends and family? Yes, including your […] Lees meer
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GhostNet
30 mei 2018 · 28 min
A young woman is arrested by the Chinese government while trying to cross the border to Tibet. Her interrogator, a Chinese spy, pulls out a dossier full of information regarding her activity online. It turns out she’s been visiting pro-Tibet websites, and for that, she’s sentenced to two months in jail. What is GhostNet? Find […] Lees meer
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The Morris Worm Pt. 2
16 mei 2018 · 22 min
In an attempt to halt the Morris worm’s path of destruction, a systems administrator at Harvard shut down the university router through which Andy Sudduth’s message would be sent to the internet. The post didn’t go through until after it was too late. In a tragic movie-twist, the fix that everybody needed was heard by […] Lees meer
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The Morris Worm Pt. 1
2 mei 2018 · 27 min
We’ve introduced you to some of the seminal malware attacks that have shaped cybersecurity history. Perhaps no other incident in history, though, has had the effect on how we think about computer security today as the Morris worm. Lees meer
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The Half Life 2 Hack
18 april 2018 · 38 min
How far should a die-hard fan go, in order to bring closer to them the thing that they love? In one of the most interesting, yet relatively unknown cybersecurity stories, a young hacker attempts to steal his favorite game prior to its release and then attempts to blackmail his victims into hiring him. An evil […] Lees meer
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The Legalities of the Cyber War
4 april 2018 · 23 min
Catching a criminal is by no means easy, but there’s something we take for granted in any crime: that the criminal has a face and a name, that they used a specific weapon on a specific target, and that the crime had ended once it was complete. But what about a crime without a […] Lees meer
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Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear
21 maart 2018 · 31 min
When representatives from the Democratic National Committee reached out to a silicon valley cybersecurity company, to investigate a potential breach in their computer system, it’s hard to imagine what they might have expected to come of it. It didn’t take long to discover that something was amiss. Red flags were popping up all over the […] Lees meer
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Hack Back
7 maart 2018 · 34 min
Those who have experienced a cybercrime know the feelings of frustration and helplessness that come along with it. A hacker could be halfway across the world when they attack you, and you might have no way of figuring out who it was or catching them even if you could. So frustrating. But is there really nothing we […] Lees meer
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Cyber Terrorism
21 februari 2018 · 31 min
What governments and powerful organizations regularly use, others will find ways to use as well. Cyber activity fits so incredibly well with terrorism. Actors can remain hidden, or reveal themselves to the world; Create propaganda campaign, or aim for real damage. Join us on this episode of Malicious Life, as we learn the story of […] Lees meer
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Super Spies
7 februari 2018 · 35 min
The NSA has many means at its disposal. But how does it use these means, and for what goals? Discover the (literally) secret history of the NSA’s cyber activity. Travel with us to Russia and back, learn the origins of FISA, and find out more about the government agency so secret it was once dubbed […] Lees meer
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The Trojan Horse Affair
24 januari 2018 · 22 min
The early 2000s were an interesting time in Information Security. This is roughly the period when malware transitioned from viruses written by teenagers for fun, to cybercrime tools in the hands of sophisticated criminals. This week’s story took place in that time frame – and was a precursor of that transition. It is also a cautionary […] Lees meer
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Friend or Foe
10 januari 2018 · 36 min
The largest hack in U.S military history may have been conducted by… The NSA. In 1997, a wargame conducted by the NSA showed just how unprepared we were for a potential cybernetic strike- in 4 days, NSA hackers were able to take down entire military networks. It revealed the dire consequences of a possible cyberattack, and even […] Lees meer
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