It’s our second call in show episode. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com. We discuss hacking e-bike networks, an act of white hat kindness, an 1970's hack from the prairies, and how bots have turned everyone into a commodities trader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

A data leak at a big Chinese security company reveals not just that they're engaged in state sponsored hacking-for-hire, but just how weirdly corporate a job that actually is. Our conversation with Mei Danowski, security researcher, about her analysis of the iSoon leaks. Check our her excellent Substack Natto thoughts: https://nattothoughts.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Bonus Chat Episode. We both love (and make) video games. Thanks to our supporters, alongside our typical two episodes this month, we’re excited to drop this bonus episode where we chat about hacking games, making games, and playing games. If you want to support Hacked too, check out hackedpodcast.com to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

The story of an online business school and the ex-student warning that it might be a cult. Check out some of our guest Tim Hume’s excellent reporting at the links below: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaw7k/andrew-tate-the-real-world-cult https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7emvg/andrew-tate-channels-culled-by-youtube-after-revelations-about-get-rich-quick-cult https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a385g/youtube-profited-from-andrew-tate-recruitment-videos-despite-banning-them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Two competing stories about a cyberstalking that all comes down to an IP address. Today's episode was a partnership with "Pretend," hosted by Javier Leiva. Pretend is a true crime podcast about con artists. Definitely check it out wherever you get your shows. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vaCjR7UvlN9aTIzW6kNCo Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pretend-a-true-crime-podcast-about-con-artists/id1245307962 RSS: Click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

A chatty chat episode in which Scott and Jordan discuss the proposed Flipper Zero ban in Canada, a chatbot that lied to an airline passenger, a multimillion dollar deepfake heist in Hong Kong, and the Satoshi Nakamoto court trial currently underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

A lot of the tech we use today started out as a gizmo in a piece of science fiction. A conversation with Abe Haskins, creator of the DIY Pokédex, about how the sci-fi we love informs the tech we get, and how he hacked together an iconic piece of 90’s pop culture. Check out his excellent work at https://www.youtube.com/@abetoday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Two competing stories about a cyberstalking that all comes down to an IP address. Today's episode was a partnership with "Pretend," hosted by Javier Leiva. Pretend is a true crime podcast about con artists. Definitely check it out wherever you get your shows. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vaCjR7UvlN9aTIzW6kNCo Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pretend-a-true-crime-podcast-about-con-artists/id1245307962 RSS: Click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Today malware is all nation state actors and organized crime, but in the beginning it was more about making a statement. Dan is a malware historian. He finds old hardware and viruses, runs them, and sees what happens. So we sat down to discuss the history of malware, where it's come from, and where he thinks it's going next. Check out his amazing YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/danooct1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

You can find all kinds of great deals on Android streaming TV boxes online. But sometimes something else comes in the box along with it. Our conversation with Lindsay Kaye - Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Human, and part of the security team that discovered that somewhere along the supply chain something else was getting installed into all kinds of Android devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more