Collaborate Disseminate
The Jester is a patriotic, pro-American Hacktivist that since 2010 has waged a personal cyberwar against an array of targets he considers to be “the bad guys.” But detractors have insinuated that some of the Jester’s operations were little more t… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The Jester – Hacktivist for Good
In 2005, when Albert Gonzalez was hacking his way into the networks of many retail chains in the US (listen to Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3), credit cards were still very insecure: magnetic stripes and signed receipts did little to stop smart hacker… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The State of Credit Card Security
In this third installment of the series (Part 1, Part 2), we come back to the story in early 2007 when a Secret Service agent operating out of San Diego takes a flight halfway across the world. He’s going to meet with Europe’s most prolific stole… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The Life and Exploits of Albert Gonzales Part 3
In this second installment of the series (listen to Albert Gonzales Part 1 here), Gonzales is working with the Secret Service and apparently doing an outstanding job. He was such a good employee, in fact, that they had him doing seminars for staff… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The Life and Exploits of Albert Gonzales Part 2
THOTCON is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill security conference, and it’s obvious from the moment you browse their website. How did a local, small-scale event in Chicago grow to become a major cybersecurity conference? What is its connection to … Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: History of the THOTCON Hacking Conference
For more than a decade, China orchestrated a sophisticated espionage campaign against Nortel Networks, using Huawei, Chinese civilians working in Canada, and even organized crime gangs to steal important technical and operational information. When… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 3
On Friday, May 7th, 2021, Colonial Pipeline suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down its operations. As a result, gasoline outages were reported across the U.S. East Coast.
The post Malicious Life Podcast: Inside the DarkSide Co… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: Inside the DarkSide Colonial Pipeline Attack
In China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 1 we explored the story of two Chinese military officers, veterans of the semi-conflict with Taiwan, who helped shape the role of cyber in modern warfare in China and beyond with special guest Lieutenant C… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 2
In March of 2011, security vendor RSA was the target of an attack that compromised sensitive data related to the company’s flagship SecureID product, a solution that was in-use by thousands of high-profile clients around the world including the U…. Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The Untold Story of the RSA Breach Part 2
In March of 2011, security vendor RSA was the target of an attack that compromised sensitive data related to the company’s flagship SecureID product. The solution was in-use by thousands of high-profile clients around the world, including the U.S…. Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: The Untold Story of the RSA Breach Part 1