125 episodes

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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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.

    124. The company man: US response to Nigeria’s detention of former IRS crypto investigator rankles federal agents

    124. The company man: US response to Nigeria’s detention of former IRS crypto investigator rankles federal agents

    A former American IRS investigator responsible for some of the earliest dark market takedowns has been in Nigerian custody since February. Neither Nigerian nor the US authorities seem to be distinguishing Tigran Gambaryan from Binance, the company where he works.

    • 33 min
    123. Mic Drop: China seeks a Great Leap Forward in cyber

    123. Mic Drop: China seeks a Great Leap Forward in cyber

    Chinese hackers are stepping up their game, according to Nigel Inkster, the former director of operations for Britain’s MI6. He says they are taking on a new swagger in cyberspace and borrowing things from a familiar playbook: a Russian one.

    • 13 min
    122. The UK-US unmasked a giant Chinese cyber operation but forgot one thing: to tell many of its victims

    122. The UK-US unmasked a giant Chinese cyber operation but forgot one thing: to tell many of its victims

    The US and UK made a splashy coordinated announcement last month about a years-long cyber espionage campaign by Chinese state-backed hackers. The US indicted seven, the UK leveled sanctions. They just neglected to do one thing --- let some of the victims know.

    • 28 min
    121. Mic Drop: A unusual peek inside a North Korean malware lab

    121. Mic Drop: A unusual peek inside a North Korean malware lab

    North Korea has a unique way of testing malware — they are less concerned about getting it right than getting it out… a kind of “smash-and-grab” approach to cyber attacks. Sentinel One’s Tom Hegel explains.

    • 10 min
    120. North Korea’s ScarCruft gang is behind some very crafty phishin’ campaigns

    120. North Korea’s ScarCruft gang is behind some very crafty phishin’ campaigns

    North Korea may be best known for the Lazarus group’s epic cryptocurrency heists. But there’s another special unit of state-backed hackers who have a different specialty: spying on journalists, dissidents, and cybersecurity experts. We look at the ScarCruft gang and their very crafty phishing campaigns.

    • 28 min
    119. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the jaguar in Costa Rica?

    119. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the jaguar in Costa Rica?

    Everyone is talking about the power of AI in conservation, but a professor at Arizona State University has found an even simpler, more elegant solution – and all you have to do is listen.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

Fangofthetooth ,

Really good behind the scenes info.

The varied sources and applications of information gained here are always enjoyed.
One suggestion, would it be possible to include your advertiser contacts in the episode descriptions? I often can’t stop to take note while listening and scrolling back can frustrate a search.
Thanks for all your great work and study!

Nkvan ,

Was an awesome podcast

When the pod first came out, the topics were more varied and global - stories of hackers in Korea, Russia, US security companies. Now, every week is just another Ukraine episode, so redundant. At this point, if Ukraine/Russia conflict is the topic, I pass.

Daryl Roades ,

Needs some work.

Disappointed

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