13: Carna Botnet

What if the music charts you see aren’t real? What if the numbers that define success can be manufactured? We talked to Andrew, a man who has spent his career on both sides of this battle. He once profited from the loopholes in streaming platforms, but now, his job is to close th ...  Show more

Phrack is legendary. It is the oldest, and arguably the most prestigious, underground hacking magazine in the world.It started in 1985 and is still running today. In this episode we interview the Phrack staff to hear some stories about what it’s like running a hacker magazine for ...  Show more

A global law enforcement operation this week took down and dismantled the notorious Qakbot botnet, touted as the largest U.S.-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

This week a man decides to sabotage the entire internet. Plus, PJ discovers the secret code he’s accidentally been speaking, and learns about the people who created it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he's still living with the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

She was driven off the main road where she was assaulted, disemboweled, and left for dead. 

Against all odds, she managed to survive this attack. But that was just the beginning of a diabolical crime...



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