The Dark Assassins Podcast

Dark Assassins Inc.
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The show that dives deep into not just technology, but the concepts, software, and procedures behind it all and explains it so simply, that even your grandma can understand it.

  1. JAN 31

    All This and It’s Only January?

    Massive privacy violations, 10-year-old dormant vulnerabilities leading to easy button-level root access, billion-dollar AI deals, and it’s still January. In this episode, we tackle some of the wildest stories to come out of 2026 so far and break down what they mean, why they’re significant, and whether you should be concerned. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Microsoft Giving Up BitLocker Keys: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmareTelnet Vulnerability: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-800-000-telnet-servers-exposed-to-remote-attacks/Google Lawsuit: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/google-settles-google-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-68-million-2026-01-26/DuckDuckGo Easter Eggs: https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_EggsPlappa: https://plappa.mehttps://github.com/leoklaus/plappaApple's Gemini Deal: https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/01/apple-says-its-new-ai-powered-siri-will-use-googles-gemini-language-models/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    54 min

  2. 12/27/2025

    Core Modules (Pt. 4)

    Every musician has their greatest hits. Every homelab has one, or more, cornerstone servers that powers it. Every codebase has functions that are the fundamental building blocks which the project relies on. In this episode, we look at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the past year of the Dark Assassins Podcast. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    1h 20m

  3. 12/06/2025

    Recommendation Algorithms Aren’t as Smart as You Think

    Before the latest AI hype cycle, recommendation algorithms, or the systems behind recommending content or products to individuals, really spooked people, and still do. The reality is that, under the hood, these algorithms are actually quite dumb, and really have absolutely no idea what they are actually recommending you. In this episode, we break down how these algorithms work and even how you can make your own right now without knowing a single thing about what your users are actually interested in. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    1h 3m

  4. 10/25/2025

    Amazon Web Services and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) had a major outage this week that caused large swaths of the internet to be either down or have significant availability issues. In this episode, we break down what happened, as well as what are some key takeaways about what we can learn from this incident and lessen the impacts that future cloud provider outages can have on our daily lives. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com AWS Timeline of events AWS Outage Summary Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    1h 2m

  5. 09/13/2025

    "Awe Dropping" and Head Scratching

    Apple just held their September keynote, “Awe Dropping,” and it was filled with some very impressive updates and some head scratchers. In this episode, we’ll break it all down. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    57 min

  6. 08/30/2025

    RIP Cisco (Again), Death of a Legend, AI in Cars: No | Operation Core Dump

    In this rollercoaster of an episode, we go from the lows of a 1990’s and 2000’s technology legend finally going the way of the dodo and Cisco being unable to help themselves by having another 10/10 CVE, to the highs of Apple gearing up to launch new iPhones. With a minor rant about AI in the automotive industry thrown in there for good measure. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/cisco-warns-of-cvss-100-fmc-radius-flaw.html https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/aol-set-pull-plug-iconic-dial-internet-service/story?id=124539332 https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/26/apple-september-2025-event/ https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/autonomous-driving-levels.html Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    54 min

  7. 08/09/2025

    Scheduled Downtime

    Having scheduled downtime to perform routine maintenance, software updates, and hardware checks can be the difference between 99.999% uptime and a headline about how your service went down. In this episode, we discuss why it’s important, what is done during it, and how it can prevent otherwise preventable issues from occurring. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    54 min

  8. 08/02/2025

    Internet Age Verification: Saving the Children or Privacy Eliminating Trojan

    Age verification laws are less about protecting minors and more about creating comprehensive surveillance infrastructure that threatens everyone's digital privacy. They are often marketed with the stereotypical “think of the children” argument to goad people into believing that there aren’t any ulterior motives to their request. In this episode, we look at exactly why age verification laws for websites are a bad idea and are just asking for large-scale cybersecurity incidents and highly sensitive data leaks to happen. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://www.theverge.com/analysis/715767/online-age-verification-not-ready  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

    52 min
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The show that dives deep into not just technology, but the concepts, software, and procedures behind it all and explains it so simply, that even your grandma can understand it.

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  • Creator
    Dark Assassins Inc.
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    178
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Dark Assassins Inc.
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    The Dark Assassins Podcast