Persist Cyber Defenders

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A hospital's screens go dark. A pipeline stops and a coastline runs dry. A bank, a phone, a password nobody thought about — and then the people who trace it back. Persist Cyber Defenders tells the true stories behind the breaches that made the news, from the first quiet mistake to the defenders who fought to contain it. No technical background needed — just follow the story. If you're thinking about a career in security, this is the way in.

Episodes

  1. Sep 10

    The Teenage Phone Call That Broke the Internet — Twitter,, 2020

    This is the story of Twitter 2020 Account Hijacking: The Teenage Phone Call That Broke the Internet. It began quietly — the way these stories almost always do. 130 Twitter accounts were compromised, with 45 actually used to post scam tweets.

    The Teenage Phone Call That Broke the Internet — Twitter,, 2020

  2. Sep 6

    The Ransomware That Stopped the World — NHS (UK) and global, 2017

    19,000 NHS appointments cancelled.

    The Ransomware That Stopped the World — NHS (UK) and global, 2017

  3. Aug 30

    The World's First Digital Weapon — Natanz enrichment facility (Iran), 2010

    No direct human casualties.

    The World's First Digital Weapon — Natanz enrichment facility (Iran), 2010

  4. Aug 26

    A 75-Cent Error That Uncovered a KGB Spy — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1986

    One conscientious system manager's stubborn curiosity, backed by his partner and a handful of allies, exposed a state-sponsored espionage operation that bureaucracies had been slow to take seriously.

    A 75-Cent Error That Uncovered a KGB Spy — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1986

  5. Aug 22

    The Six Days the Fuel Stopped — Colonial Pipeline, 2021

    This is the story of how a single forgotten password shut off the fuel to the Eastern Seaboard. And it is the story of the people who followed the money into the dark, and took it back. Panic buying, hours-long gas-station lines, and dry pumps across the U.S. Southeast; airlines rerouted or added fuel stops; emergency declarations in 17 states.

    The Six Days the Fuel Stopped — Colonial Pipeline, 2021
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A hospital's screens go dark. A pipeline stops and a coastline runs dry. A bank, a phone, a password nobody thought about — and then the people who trace it back. Persist Cyber Defenders tells the true stories behind the breaches that made the news, from the first quiet mistake to the defenders who fought to contain it. No technical background needed — just follow the story. If you're thinking about a career in security, this is the way in.

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  • Creator
    Persist Security
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Persist Security
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