Off The Hook

Off The Hook a podcast from 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. It discusses the hacker's view of the emerging technology, and the threats posed by an increasingly Orwellian society. Hear updates on security flaws from the hacker perspective, as well as the latest news from within the hacker community. Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hackerradioshow">@HackerRadioShow</a> and Mastodon <a href="https://hackers.town/@OffTheHook">@OffTheHook@hackers.town</a>

Off The Hook - Nov 20, 2024

Alex is back from Bangkok, six words that lead to getting hacked, Google has a culture of concealment, Matt Gaetz misconduct report accessed by unknown individual, people are fleeing Twitter for Bluesky.

11-21
55:12

Off The Hook - Nov 13, 2024

Alex is still in Bangkok, a rough road ahead, mother forced to install tracking software on son's phone, Twitter changes terms of service to allow training AI, menstrual health tracking app pledges never to share info with authorities.

11-14
55:52

Off The Hook - Nov 06, 2024

Alex is in Bangkok, comments on the presidential election and what's to come.

11-07
58:12

Off The Hook - Oct 30, 2024

Clips from the past, more on the pouches used in schools to prevent cellphone use, Chinese hackers targeting Trump and Harris campaign phones, businesses sue FTC to block new "click to cancel" rule.

10-31
56:06

Off The Hook - Oct 23, 2024

Alex is at Columbia University, an update on the Internet Archive, San Francisco light rail control system finally ditching floppy disks, listener email on controlling PixMob bracelets, Facebook extorting users, parents object to plan to prevent cellphone use in schools.

10-24
54:51

Off The Hook - Oct 16, 2024

The past week's adventures, stadium tech, Facebook hacks, hacked robot vacuums, phone problems, hiring North Korean cyber criminals, Pokemon game leak, AI issues in school, Internet Archive hacked.

10-17
55:49

Off The Hook - Oct 09, 2024

Listener comments on last week's segments on right to repair and hurricane Helene, more disinformation, attacking NOAA, Alex's sister Rachel joins the panel from Ft. Myers Florida to discuss the approaching hurricane Milton.

10-10
53:41

Off The Hook - Oct 02, 2024

Greg Newby joins the panel, reporter suspended from Twitter for publishing Vance dossier, Trump hackers impersonated Ginni Thomas, paralyzed man unable to walk after maker of powered exoskeleton refuses to repair it, Greg recounts his experience with hurricane Helene.

10-03
56:13

Off The Hook - Sep 25, 2024

Iranian hackers tried to give Trump data to Biden campaign, labeling Trump’s lies as "disputed" on Twitter makes supporters believe them more, Kaspersky replaces their software with UltraAV, Delaware public library servers hacked.

09-26
55:30

Off The Hook - Sep 18, 2024

Third party Twitter app hacked, Israeli attack on Hezbollah pagers, investigating BAC Consulting, infiltrating the TOR network, listener email.

09-19
55:11

Off The Hook - Sep 11, 2024

Remembering 9/11, excerpts from the first post-9/11 show, individual memories of that day, Elon Musk in the spotlight again, Tenet Media funded by Russia to spread propaganda.

09-12
54:34

Off The Hook - Sep 04, 2024

Twitter banned in Brazil, Brazilians flock to Bluesky, tensions with Starlink, fandom accounts impacted, the impact of disinformation around the world, Telegram CEO arrested in France, Facebook blocks news links in Canada.

09-05
54:27

Off The Hook - Aug 28, 2024

Alex is in Spain, Emmanuel and Kyle are back in the studio, mourning the loss of WCBS, huge data leak exposes millions of social security numbers, bicycle vulnerabilities, police using AI to write crime reports.

08-29
54:43

Off The Hook - Aug 21, 2024

Volt4ire is back, The Gibson and c0debabe join the panel to discuss the Veilid project, Defcon and BSides, Veilid chat, Hackers for Harris, the Keep the Vote project, Phrack publishes a new issue, Google punishes sites that block AI bot, Snoo Smart Bassinet angers parents by paywalling features.

08-22
53:02

Off The Hook - Aug 14, 2024

Skype problems, Emmanuel and Kyle are on the road returning from Defcon, "visual inspections" in Las Vegas hotel rooms, Trump campaign hack, WCBS FM is ceasing operations.

08-15
51:35

Off The Hook - Aug 07, 2024

Emmanuel and Kyle are in Los Angeles, taking a train across the county with 200lbs of luggage, attending Defcon, 50 year anniversary of an event in NYC, judge rules against Google in antitrust case, remembering those we've lost, an update on Virgil Griffith's sentence.

08-08
52:12

Off The Hook - Jul 31, 2024

Protecting yourself from scams, Ticketmaster breach notifications, UK election agency hacked by China, MLS hack, Starbucks "hack", Logitech wants to sell a mouse subscription, listener email, Google backpedals on blocking third party cookies.

08-01
29:05

Off The Hook - Jul 24, 2024

AT&T breach exposes data of virtually all wireless customers, authorities were able to access Trump shooter's phone with help from Celebrite, an update on Virgil Griffith's sentence, flawed Crowdstrike update causes global chaos.

07-25
53:47

Off The Hook - Jul 03, 2024

The Trump immunity ruling, how technology has eroded democracy, court must approve lyrics of rapper on supervised release, election database hacked, Paramount deletes decades of online content, listener email.

07-04
55:52

Off The Hook - Jun 26, 2024

A late start, Alex is in London, Julian Assange has been freed from prison, the plea deal is a threat to journalism, hearing took place in US Territory of Saipan, backlash to the reach of US law, tomorrow's historic presidential debate, Seattle's Living Computers Museum is closing for good.

06-27
50:13

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