Hacker And The Fed
tekijä: Chris Tarbell & Hector Monsegur
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The $6 Billion Crypto Hack That Took 20 Minutes
The $6 Billion Crypto Hack That Took 20 Minutes
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Former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell, and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker turned network penetration tester, Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu), once faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and now podcast co-hosts. Whether you are a legal professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or forensic investigator, Chris and Hector will bring you their unique perspectives on the latest developments in cybersecurity.
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- The $6 Billion Crypto Hack That Took 20 Minutes · 52 minChris and Hector break down the record-setting Binance hack, which the FBI has attributed to North Korea, and what billions in rapidly frozen funds say about how decentralized…
- Google Is Taking Control of Your Android Phone · 48 minChris and Hector discuss whether AI-powered vulnerability discovery is creating a new normal for cybersecurity, and why even familiar exploits are becoming harder to defend…
- AI Solved a 26-Year-Old NSA Mystery in 30 Minutes · 56 minChris and Hector discuss how an internal Anthropic AI model reportedly solved a 26-year-old NSA cryptography mystery in under 30 minutes, a Meta source code theft, and an OpenAI…
- Your Coffee Maker Might Be Spying on You · 56 minChris and Hector discuss a smart coffee maker that generated nearly a terabyte of network traffic in just ten days, a lone hacker who reportedly used AI tools to breach South…
- Claude Reported Her to the Police · 54 minChris and Hector discuss the reported arrest of a Shiny Hunters figure in Jordan and an investigator who says he infiltrated a Chinese organized crime operation that laundered…
- 700 AI Agents Broke Through Their Guardrails · 56 minChris and Hector break down a $350 million crypto theft suspected to involve North Korean hackers, a massive map exposing hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras, and the…
- Gemini Escaped Its Test and Started Hacking Real Companies · 55 minChris and Hector break down Google's undercover infiltration of hacker group Team PCP, a bug bounty researcher gaining command execution while testing OpenAI, and attackers…
- AI Can Clone Your Wife's Voice in Real Time · 49 minChris and Hector break down a real-time AI voice scam that impersonated a victim's wife, the Microsoft vulnerability researcher publicly releasing exploits after his firing, and…
- 153 Million Driver's Licenses Are for Sale · 53 minChris and Hector discuss a service claiming to sell more than 153 million driver's licenses, malware hijacking authenticated Claude sessions to drain AI usage, and research into…
- Your Router Might Come With a Backdoor Already Installed · 52 minChris and Hector break down routers shipping with built-in backdoors, new details about AI agents escaping their sandboxes and attacking real infrastructure, the arrests of two…
- AI Is Getting Access to Your Private Messages · 50 minChris and Hector debate whether paper password books are actually safer, break down a “zombie card” attack on expired credit cards, discuss millions of allegedly stolen Microsoft…
- Someone Tried to Hack the Court With an AI Prompt · 49 minChris and Hector break down a $34 million bank heist that looks suspiciously like an inside job, hidden AI prompts in court filings, a new government-backed cyber operations…
- The Cybersecurity Industry Can’t Keep Up With AI · 45 minChris and Hector break down why ransomware gangs are shifting their focus from executives to mid-level employees, another AI model escaping its cybersecurity sandbox, uncertainty…
- The $90 Million Crypto Wallet Disaster Nobody Saw Coming · 55 minChris and Hector break down the massive Bitcoin wallet compromise tied to flawed hardware wallets, Android TV boxes secretly acting as residential proxies, Anthropic's AI…
- The Snapchat Phishing Scam That Stole Hundreds of Private Photos · 56 minChris and Hector discuss the ransomware attack that disrupted Coca-Cola's Fairlife dairy operations, a phishing campaign that stole hundreds of private Snapchat accounts…
- The Steam Malware That Stole Crypto From Thousands · 56 minChris and Hector break down a critical WordPress vulnerability discovered with AI, the Steam malware campaign that stole cryptocurrency from gamers, Madison Square Garden's…
- Japan's First ChatGPT-Powered Hacker Arrest · 56 minChris and Hector cover the FBI's takedown of the NetNut residential proxy network, Microsoft's role in identifying a Scattered Spider suspect, a ransomware negotiator who…
- Canada Just Hacked the Drug Cartels · 57 minChris and Hector break down Canada's offensive cyber campaign against fentanyl traffickers, the arrest of an alleged Scattered Spider member, a new wave of AI infrastructure…
- They Mocked the Hackers... Then Lost $3 Million · 45 minChris and Hector break down Polymarket's $3 million supply chain attack, a wave of physical intrusions targeting U.S. law firms, a major breach at the National Association of…
- FIFA Left the Front Door Wide Open · 49 minChris and Hector break down a defense contractor caught faking cybersecurity compliance, Germany's growing push away from U.S. cloud providers, the ongoing Anthropic AI…
- Hackers Are Using Fake LinkedIn Jobs to Break Into Companies · 58 minChris and Hector break down a fake LinkedIn recruiting campaign used to deploy malware, AI-generated evidence appearing in criminal investigations, Meta’s internal AI turmoil…
- Your Smart TV Might Be Part of a Botnet · 45 minChris and Hector break down a shocking discovery involving smart TVs being used as residential proxy nodes, a major Meta AI support failure that enabled widespread Instagram…
- A Single Email Took Down a Major Food Supplier · 45 minChris and Hector break down a phishing attack that exposed employee data at a major food supplier, Microsoft's escalating fight with a security researcher publishing zero days…
- Texas Just Declared War on WhatsApp · 1 h 12 minChris and Hector break down Texas suing WhatsApp over encryption claims, a law enforcement operation targeting a ransomware linked VPN provider, and a bizarre hack involving FBI…
- Microsoft Has a Bigger Security Problem Than Anyone Admits · 53 minChris and Hector break down a major ransomware attack on Foxconn, the growing strain AI data centers are putting on power grids, and new allegations surrounding Microsoft…
- The Student Hack That Crashed Bitcoin · 50 minChris and Hector break down a massive cyberattack affecting thousands of schools during finals week, Russia’s reported hacker training pipeline through universities, and the…
- AI Deleted the Entire Database in 9 Seconds · 52 minChris and Hector break down a series of AI and cybersecurity failures, including an autonomous coding agent that deleted an entire production database, a breach exposing voice…
- The Crypto Hacks Funding North Korea · 47 minChris and Hector break down a wild mix of cyber stories, including a U.S. soldier charged for betting on a classified military operation, ongoing North Korean crypto theft…
- Europe Is Quietly Preparing for a Tech War · 51 minChris and Hector break down a week of cybersecurity stories, from Europe’s push to move away from U.S. tech to supply chain attacks, insider threats, and SaaS compromises. They…
- The Origin Story · 1 h 0 minIn this episode, Chris and Hector revisit their origin story, from the investigation that led to Sabu’s identity to the night the FBI showed up at his door. They walk through the…
- How One Developer Took Down the Supply Chain · 47 minChris and Hector break down a highly effective North Korean supply chain attack that started with a fake Microsoft Teams update and escalated into full developer compromise. They…
- What CISOs Actually Worry About · 1 h 20 minChris and Hector are joined again by an anonymous CISO for a candid follow up conversation on the realities of modern cybersecurity. They explore why compliance often turns into…
- The Biggest Cybersecurity Grift in Years · 51 minChris and Hector break down a major compliance scandal where a startup allegedly sold fake SOC 2 certifications using templated reports and questionable auditing practices. They…
- A Petabyte of Data Stolen and Nobody Noticed · 1 h 0 minChris and Hector break down a massive breach involving claims of a petabyte of stolen data and question how something that large could go unnoticed. They also dive into a…
- iPhone Zero Days Are Now Fueling Crypto Crime · 47 minChris and Hector break down a new US cyber strategy calling for a more aggressive posture against hackers, then dive into a bizarre case where a sophisticated iPhone exploit kit…
- When AI Makes Hacking Easier Than Ever · 57 minChris and Hector discuss an AI assisted hacking campaign that compromised more than 600 Fortinet firewalls and what it reveals about persistent security failures. They also cover…
- The FBI Drug Market Rumor, Blue Checkmarks, and Government Backdoors · 55 minChris and Hector break down a headline that made it sound like the FBI was running a dark web drug market and separate rumor from reality. They revisit how confidential sources…
- What CISOs Won’t Say in Public · 1 h 27 minChris and Hector sit down with an anonymous CISO who pulls back the curtain on how cybersecurity actually works inside large organizations. From security theater and boardroom…
- One Stolen Password Can Take Down a Nation · 44 minChris and Hector break down how familiar security failures continue to fuel major cyber incidents. They explore a large scale cloud worm campaign, a ransomware attack that…
- The Moment AI Stopped Waiting for Humans · 52 minChris and Hector dive into the sudden rise of AI-only social networks where autonomous agents communicate, collaborate, and sometimes spiral into unexpected behavior. They…
- From Doorbell Cameras to Seized Crypto · 48 minChris and Hector take on the uneasy space where privacy, technology, and law enforcement overlap. They break down how encrypted data was accessed through BitLocker recovery keys…
- Inside China’s Leaking Cyber Machine · 43 minChris and Hector unpack new signs of internal strain inside China’s cyber ecosystem. From leaked intelligence and exposed tools to China cutting off Western security technology…
- Cyber Attacks Without a Declaration of War · 48 minIn this episode, Chris and Hector dig into how cyber operations are no longer a background activity but a core part of modern conflict. They break down reported US cyber actions…
- Everyone Has Your Data and Nobody Is Accountable · 48 minIn the first days of 2026, the line between reality and fiction is already collapsing. From massive data thefts and cloud misconfigurations to deepfakes, AI hype, and executives…
- We Gave AI the Keys and It Learned to Steal · 53 minChris and Hector look back at a year where AI quietly reshaped the threat landscape and look ahead to what 2026 may bring. From zero click AI browser attacks and runaway…
- The Supply Chain Attack Nobody Checked For · 40 minChris and Hector break down a string of stories that show how fragile modern cyber defenses really are. From a malicious open source package quietly stealing WhatsApp messages…
- Copy Pasting Commands Is the New Phishing · 52 minChris and Hector break down how trust itself has become the attack vector. From AI powered SEO poisoning that tricks users into infecting their own machines, to a leaked GitHub…
- When Your Smart Fridge Joins a Botnet · 51 minChris and Hector break down North Korea’s covert push to infiltrate Western companies through fake IT recruiting, the leaked Predator spyware network targeting journalists and…
- China’s Leaked Cyber Warfare Playbook · 47 minThis week on Hacker and the Fed, Chris and Hector break down a violent $11 million crypto heist tied to a fake delivery, dissect leaked documents exposing China’s internal cyber…
- Microsoft Admits Everything’s Broken, What Now? · 1 h 1 minChris and Hector cover the surge in insider-driven cyber incidents, the escalating aggression of Scattered Spiders, a CrowdStrike employee caught leaking internal data, and a…
