Three stories in one episode. Listen in on one of Dave Kennedy's penetration tests he conducted where he got caught trying to gain entry into a datacenter. Listen to a network security engineer talk about the unexpected visitor found in his network and what he did about it. And listen to Dan Tentler talk about a wild and crazy engagement he did for a client.GuestsA very special thanks to Dave Kennedy. Learn more about his company at trustedsec.com.Thank you Clay for sharing your story. Check out the WOPR Summit.Viss also brought an amazing story to share. Thank you too. Learn more about him at Phobos.io.I first heard Clay's story on the Getting Into Infosec Podcast. Thanks Ayman for finding him and bring that story to my attention.SponsorsThis episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.This episode was sponsored by Thinkst Canary. Their canaries attract malicious actors in your network and then send you an alert if someone tries to access them. Great early warning system for knowing when someone is snooping around where they shouldn't be. Check them out at https://canary.tools.For more show notes and links check out darknetdiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join JekHyde and Carl on a physical penetration test, a social engineering engagagement, a red team assessment. Their mission is to get into a building they shouldn't be allowed, then plant a rogue computer they can use to hack into the network from a safe place far away.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".This episode was sponsored by Hostinger. Go to https://hostinger.com/darknet and use code DARKNET to get 15% off a hosting plan and check out this week’s free feature.For more information visit darknetdiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a ride with a red teamer. A physical penetration tester as he tries to make his away into unauthorized areas, steal sensitive documents, hack into the computers, and escape with company property.This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.This episode was sponsored by Hostinger. Go to https://hostinger.com/darknet and use code DARKNET to get 15% off a hosting plan and check out this week’s free feature.For complete show notes and links go to darknetdiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A talk at Defcon challenged people to find a way to destroy a hard drive. A young man was inspired by this challenge and was determined to find a way to destroy a hard drive. But this is not a typical young man, with a typical plan.For pictures of Daniel and his projects visit darknetdiaries.com/episode/39.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".This episode was sponsored by IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A journalist wrote articles critical of the Kazakhstan government. The government did not like this and attempted to silence her. But perhaps they went more than just that. Perhaps they tried to spy on her. The EFF investigated this case and went down a very interesting rabbit hole.Thanks to Cooper Q from EFF's new Threat Lab. Also big thanks to Eva from EFF, Andrew Blaich and Michael Flossman from Lookout.For another story about the EFF listen to episode 12 "Crypto Wars".This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Venetian casino in Las Vegas Nevada was the largest hotel in the world until 2015. The parent company is Las Vegas Sands (LVS) which owns 10 properties around the world. And the CEO and founder of LVS is Sheldon Adelson. One day the CEO said something which sparked quite a firestorm.This episode was sponsored by Nucleus. Visit nucleussec.com to start your free trial.This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.For more show notes visit DarknetDiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company hires a penetration tester to pose as a new hire, Jeremy from Marketing, to see how much he can hack into in his first week on the job. It doesn't go as planned.Thanks to @TinkerSec for telling us this story.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".This episode was sponsored by IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet.For more show notes visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/36.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ATM hacking. Hollywood has been fantasizing about this since the 1980's. But is this a thing now? A security researcher named Barnaby Jack investigated ATMs and found them to be vulnerable. Once he published his data the ATM hacking scene rose in popularity and is is a very serious business today.One of the first big ATM robberies was done with the malware called Carbanak. Jornt v.d. Wiel joins us to discuss what this malware is.This episode was sponsored by Nucleus. Visit nucleussec.com to start your free trial.This episode was sponsored by IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet.For more show notes and links visit darknetdiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nude selfies. This episode is all about nude selfies. What happens if you take one and give it to a vengeful boyfriend. What happens when a hacker knows you have them and wants to steal them from your phone. What happens is not good. This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".This episode was sponsored by Molekule, a new air purifier that completely destroys air pollutants to help you breath easier. Visit molekule.com to use check out code "DARKNET" to get a discount.For references, sources, and links check out the show notes at darknetdiaries.com/episode/34/.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2009 a hacker broke into a website with millions of users and downloaded the entire user database. What that hacker did with the data has changed the way we view account security even today.This episode was sponsored by CuriosityStream. A streaming service showing non-fiction and documtnaries. Visit https://curiositystream.com/darknet and use promo code "darknet".This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.To see more show notes visit darknetdiaries.com/episode/33.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A carding kingpin was tracked by the Secret Service. How did he steal the cards? Where was he stealing them from? How much was he making doing this? And where did he go wrong? Find out all this and more as we listen to how the Secret Service investigated the case.This episode was sponsored by Eero. A solution to blanket your home in WiFi. Visit https://eero.com/darknet and use promo code "darknet".This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "darknet".Cover image this episode created by 𝕄årç ∆⃝ 𝕄ølïñårō.Go to Darknet Diaries for additional show notes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In late November 2018, a hacker found over 50,000 printers were exposed to the Internet in ways they shouldn't have been. He wanted to raise awareness of this problem, and got himself into a whole heap of trouble. For show notes and links visit DarknetDiaries.com.This episode was sponsored by CuriosityStream. A documentary streaming service. Visit curiositystream.com/darknet and use promo code "darknet".This episode is also sponsored by Cover. Visit cover.com/darknet to get insured today.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, Saudi Aramco was hit with the most destructive virus ever. Thousands and thousands of computers were destroyed. Herculean efforts were made to restore them to operational status again. But who would do such an attack? Very special thanks goes to Chris Kubecka for sharing her story.She is author of the book Down the Rabbit Hole An OSINT Journey, and Hack The World With OSINT (due out soon). This episode was sponsored by Eero. A solution to blanket your home in WiFi. Visit https://eero.com/darknet and use promo code "darknet".This episode is also sponsored by Cover. Visit cover.com/darknet to get insured today.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuxnet was the most sophisticated virus ever discovered. It's target was a nuclear enrichment facility in Iran. This virus was successfully able to destroy numerous centrifuges. Hear who did it and why.Special thanks to Kim Zetter for joining us this episode. You can find more about Stuxnet from her book Count Down to Zero Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel has their own version of the NSA called Unit 8200. I was curious what this unit does and tried to take a peek inside. Hear what I found by listening along to this episode.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code “darknet”.This episode is also sponsored by Mack Weldon. Visit mackweldon.com to shop for premium men's casual wear and get a 20% off discount with your first order by using promo code “diaries”.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something is wrong with the Apple Podcasts top charts. As a podcaster, this personally annoyed and intrigued me. I investigate how this is happening and who is behind it.For show notes visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/27.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code 'darknet'.This episode is sponsored by LPSS Digital Marketing, your source for honest, transparent marketing services for businesses of all sizes.  Visit LPSS at https://www.lpss.co/ for details.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The IRS processes $3 trillion dollars a year. A lot of criminals want to get a piece of that. In 2015 the IRS had a large data breach. Hundreds of thousands of tax records were leaked. What happened and who was behind this? Listen to this episode to find out.For show notes visit https://darknetdiaries.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberto Hill was sent to prison for a long time for hacking. For a crime he said he did not commit. Listen to his story and you be the judge on whether he's guilty or not.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darknet markets are online black markets. They are highly illegal, and dangerous to run. Hear exactly how dangerous it was for Alphabay and Hansa dark markets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When banks started coming online, they almost immediately started being targeted by hackers. Vladimir Levin was one of the first ever known hacker to try to rob a bank. He succeeded a little, and failed a lot. Vladimir would go down in the history books as one of the most notorious hackers of all time because of his attempted online bank robberies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices