Malicious Life

Malicious Life
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Malicious Life

Tales of cybersecurity. The wildest hacks you can ever imagine, told by people who were actually there. Hosted by cybersecurity expert and book author, Ran Levi, this is not your average talk-show. These are fascinating, unknown tales, slowly unraveled, deeply researched. Think Hardcore History meets Hackable- and come dig into a history you never knew existed.

  1. The Man Who Went To War With Anonymous - And Lost

    4 DAYS AGO

    The Man Who Went To War With Anonymous - And Lost

    Aaron Barr was en-signals intelligence officer specializing in analytics. As part of HBGary Federal, he came up with a plan to unmask the key leaders of Anonymous, the infamous hacker collective. People who worked with Aaron warned him that his data was sub-par, but the determined vet claimed he had a strong "gut feeling" that he was on the right track. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    38 min
  2. What Can Organizations Learn from "Grim Beeper"? [B-Side]

    NOV 5

    What Can Organizations Learn from "Grim Beeper"? [B-Side]

    On 17 and 18 of September 2024, thousands of pagers and hand held radio devices used by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria, killing at least 42 terrorists and wounding more than 3,000.  Devon Ackerman, Cybereason’s Global Head of Digital Forensic and Incident response and a former Special Agent at the FBI's Operational Technology Division, discusses the lessons organizations can learn from this ultra-sophisticated supply chain attack. How such traumatic events impact the mindset of hacked organizations, what kind of threat actors are capable of pulling off long-term attacks like these, and the three most important steps organizations can take to minimize the chance of a supply chain attack. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    36 min
  3. The Fappening/Celebgate

    OCT 29

    The Fappening/Celebgate

    Could thousands of people keep a secret? Common sense says no—secrets spread, and people talk. But for over a decade, from 2006 to 2017, a website managed to stay under law enforcement’s radar, despite the fact that its many users were participating in illegal activities. The website’s users managed to keep it a secret for such a long time, because they shared one thing in common: they were creeps who traded nude photos. Until one user, driven by simple greed, brought it all crashing down. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    30 min
  4. Operation Snow White, Part 2

    OCT 15

    Operation Snow White, Part 2

    Scientology spies were trained in all covert operations techniques: surveillance, recruiting agents, infiltrating enemy lines, and blackmail. However, a suspicious librarian and a determined FBI agent brought the largest single spy operation in US government history to an end.  Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    30 min
  5. Operation Snow White, Part 1

    OCT 1

    Operation Snow White, Part 1

    In 1963, the FDA raided the headquaters of a budding new and esoteric religion - The Church of Scientology. In response to this and similar incidents to come, the church's founder - an eccentric science fiction author named L. Ron Hubbard - would go on to lead the single largest known government infiltration operation in United States history Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    29 min
  6. Caught in the Crossfire: Infighting and Treason in Russia’s Cyber World

    SEP 17

    Caught in the Crossfire: Infighting and Treason in Russia’s Cyber World

    On Dec. 5, 2016, two senior Russian Intelligence officers and two civilians were arrested and accused of treason. A few weeks later, when Western journalists were finally able to speak with the men’s lawyers, they learned that the case was based on events that were, oddly enough, already widely known. This made the arrests even more peculiar. As more details emerged over time, the picture became clearer, offering Westerners a rare glimpse into the typically secretive world of Russian intelligence. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    26 min
  7. SNAP Fraud: Getting Rich by Stealing from the Poor

    SEP 3

    SNAP Fraud: Getting Rich by Stealing from the Poor

    SNAP - better known as food stamps - goes back to the Great Depression. ,The physical stamps were replaced with EBT cards in the 1990s, but since these cards are without the secure EMV chip techonolgy, enterprising crimilas found ways to drain funds meant for low-income families. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    29 min
  8. The Hollywood Con Queen, Part 2

    AUG 20

    The Hollywood Con Queen, Part 2

    Nicole Kotsianas, an investigator with K2 Intelligence, made it her personal mission to hunt down the Hollywood Con Queen, who crulley tormented her victioms and shattered their dreams. Nicole's efforts bore unexpected fruits, when she discovered that the Con Queen was actually... a man. Our Sponsors: * Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    31 min
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Tales of cybersecurity. The wildest hacks you can ever imagine, told by people who were actually there. Hosted by cybersecurity expert and book author, Ran Levi, this is not your average talk-show. These are fascinating, unknown tales, slowly unraveled, deeply researched. Think Hardcore History meets Hackable- and come dig into a history you never knew existed.

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  • Creator
    Malicious Life
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    262
  • Rating
    Clean
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