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Someone lost everything. Someone got away with millions. And somewhere in between, there's a story worth telling. Don't Get Got covers real cybercrime cases from start to finish — the setup, the con, and the collapse. Listen and learn from these stories so you dontgetgot New Episodes Every Week Email Newsletter @ dontgetgot.co/subscribe

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ronald Spektor: The Coinbase Scammer Who Stole $16 Million and Bragged About It

    Ronald Spektor was 23, living with his dad in Brooklyn, stealing millions from Coinbase users with nothing but a phone call. He gambled away $6 million, bragged about it on Telegram, and thought no one could touch him. Then someone started following the money. This is the story of the victim who picked up the phone, the kid who couldn't stop talking, and the trail that doesn't disappear.

    18 min

  2. 4 MAR

    Betterment Got Got: The ShinyHunters Voice Phishing Attack

    On January 9th, 2026, a Betterment employee got a phone call from IT. The voice was friendly. The request was routine. The login page looked exactly like the one he used every day. Three minutes later, hackers had full access to the systems Betterment uses to communicate with millions of customers, and they used those systems to send a crypto scam from Betterment's own channels. Within two weeks, 1.4 million customer records were dumped on the dark web. This is the story of how ShinyHunters, one of the most active cybercrime groups in the world, used a voice phishing call to breach one of America's biggest investment platforms. No malware. No code exploits. Just a phone call and a push notification. We tell the full story from the employee's perspective and break down what you can do to make sure it doesn't happen to you.

    14 min

  3. 2 MAR

    Daren Li - Pig Butchering & The $73 Million Money Laundering Operation

    She thought she made a friend over text. What started as a wrong number turned into months of trust, a crypto investment that looked like it was working, and a loss she never saw coming. It's called pig butchering, and it's one of the fastest growing scams in the world. The man behind this $73 million operation pleaded guilty to all of it. Then he disappeared.

    19 min

  4. 4 FEB

    The Business of State-Sponsored Hackers

    In December 2025, hackers nearly knocked out power to half a million people in Poland during a brutal cold snap. The attack was traced back to Russian intelligence. State-sponsored hacking is an industry. There are org charts. Salaries. Military ranks. And a recruitment pipeline that can turn a criminal hacker into a government asset. In this episode, we break down how these groups actually operate. Why North Korea's hackers are focused on stealing money while China's are after your company's trade secrets. How Russia uses a network of freelancers, criminals, and intelligence officers to do its dirty work. This is the shadow world where cybercrime meets espionage. Newsletter : dontgetgot.co Security Awareness Program : dontgetgot.co/training Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dontgetgot.co/

    11 min

  5. 3 FEB

    Malone Lam: The 20-Year-Old Who Stole $263 Million in Bitcoin

    Malone Lam was 20 years old when he stole $263 million in Bitcoin from a single victim using nothing but a phone call. He bought a $3.8 million Pagani, a $2 million watch, and spent $500,000 a night at clubs handing out Birkin bags. A month later, the FBI raided his Miami mansion. This is how he did it, how he got caught, and why a couple in Connecticut got kidnapped because of it.

    11 min

  6. 2 FEB

    Charlotte Austin - Famous Model Falls for AI Deepfake Scam

    A model and actress with millions of followers fell for an AI deepfake scam and lost $118,000 in a single day. In this episode, we break down exactly how a criminal syndicate trapped her on a video call for 24 hours, what made this scam nearly impossible to detect, and how you can make sure it doesn't happen to you.

    12 min

  7. 21 JAN

    Why Keonne Rodriguez Is in Prison for Caring about Privacy

    Keonne Rodriguez and his Co-founder William Lonergan Hill is in federal prison for creating Bitcoin privacy software. We explain how Bitcoin tracking works, what Samourai Wallet actually did, and why the government's own regulator said Rodriguez didn't break the law before prosecutors charged him anyway. Sign the petition demanding a pardon for the founders.

    11 min

  8. 20 JAN

    Spyware App Creator Bryan Fleming facing 15 years in Prison

    pcTattletale founder catches chargers for "catch a cheater app" Monitoring software is everywhere. Parents use it, employers use it, and it's completely legal to buy. So why is Bryan Fleming facing 15 years in federal prison for selling it? Today we break down the pcTattletale case, the legal line between legitimate monitoring and criminal surveillance, and what happens when a company that sold "100% undetectable" spyware gets hacked itself. 138,000 customers. 300 million screenshots. And one guilty plea that just changed the stalkerware industry.

    8 min
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Someone lost everything. Someone got away with millions. And somewhere in between, there's a story worth telling. Don't Get Got covers real cybercrime cases from start to finish — the setup, the con, and the collapse. Listen and learn from these stories so you dontgetgot New Episodes Every Week Email Newsletter @ dontgetgot.co/subscribe

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  • Creator
    dontgetgot
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
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