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 Wandowski, security researcher, about her analysis of

Bonus Chat Episode. We both love (and make) video games. Thanks to our supporters, alongside our typical two episodes this month, were excited to drop this bonus episode where we chat about hacking games, making games, and playing games. If you want to s

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 Humes excellent reporting at the links below:https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaw7k/andrew-tate-the-real-world-culthttps://www.

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

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 Pokdex, about how the sci-fi we love informs the tech we get, and how he hacked together an iconic piece of 90s pop

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 s

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

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 th

Its our first call in show episode. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In which we look back on yet another hack-tacular year, and discuss the Open AI Coup, the "hacked Rockstar from a hotel room" guy, and a slew of other stories from a wild 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices