Darknet Diaries

Ransomware is ugly. It infects your machine and locks all the the data and to unlock you have to pay a fee. In this episode we dive into some of the people behind it.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 MyWallSt. Their app can help you find good looking stocks to invest in. Visit MyWallSt.com/dark to start your free 30 day trial.For more show notes and links check out darknetdiaries.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the story about how I acquired a black badge from DEFCON (pictured above).We also hear the story about who PPP is, and their CTF journey at DEFCON.This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code “DARKNET”.This episode was sponsored by Detectify. Try their web vulnerability scanner free. Go to https://detectify.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=DARKNETLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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