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What really happens when a hacker snatches all your data? Breach digs into the who, why and how of history’s most notorious data breaches. Hosted by journalist Bob Sullivan and producer Alia Tavakolian.




Season 2 - Equifax: the worst breach ever. How hackers stole the most valuable data of 145 million people, why it matters, and what we can do about it.
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Is the internet ruining our lives? But what about puppy pics and Twitter friends and immediate access to information?! In a sneak peek of Alia and Bob's new tech show, So, Bob, Alia and Bob tackle the world’s easiest question: is the internet good or bad? Listen to So, Bob now wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of this episode, and subscribe now to make sure you won’t miss a thing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 | Life Support

6 | Life Support

2019-04-0844:19

Did our privacy survive the worst breach ever?What’s hurting, what’s helping, and what do we do now?More info on Joel Winston, privacy and cybersecurity lawyer, can be found here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 | Can't Fix Stupid

5 | Can't Fix Stupid

2019-04-0136:271

How lawmakers held Equifax accountable… almost. How consumers are doing it themselves. Inventing consequences for the worst breach ever.Read about Jessamyn West’s experience taking Equifax to small claims court here.Read about Christian Haigh’s experience taking Equifax to small claims court here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trolls. Fake Websites. Hurricanes.The worst response ever to the worst breach ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 | 76 Days

3 | 76 Days

2019-03-1840:261

How did hackers steal the *best* info on 145 million Americans? How did Equifax let them? Get into the details with the guys who (literally) wrote the report on the worst breach ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A polite company introduces themselves... The Equifax breach was the first time many of us even met Equifax. WHO are these guys, WHAT is a Credit Reporting Agency, and WHY do they have our most valuable information?!?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 | Why Equifax?

1 | Why Equifax?

2019-03-0428:58

Equifax: the worst breach ever. This time you’re not the consumer - you’re the product. Bob and Alia weren’t sure about doing Equifax for Season 2… but everything changed when they learned exactly how Equifax lost the most valuable data of 145 million consumers. Your privacy has been murdered, but who really pulled the trigger?  This is the first of 6 episodes dropping weekly -- subscribe right now, so you don’t miss out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Equifax: the worst breach ever. You asked for it, and Alia and Bob are (finally!!) on board. Unpatched patches. Passwords stored in plain-text. 145 million people in danger. The Equifax breach is a perfect storm of bad decisions. Coming March 4, Alia and Bob will dive into how hackers stole *the most valuable data* of 145 million Americans, why it matters, and what we can do about it.The Yahoo breach was a spy movie, but this one is about YOU.This time around, we’ll be dropping six shorter episodes, released weekly starting March 4. Subscribe now so you don’t miss out! And tell all your friends!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The aftermath. Now what?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The red yarn comes out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Double agents. Erectile dysfunction drugs. SpongeBob. Welcome to Center 18.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 | Goodbye From Yahoo!

2 | Goodbye From Yahoo!

2018-03-2601:01:171

The final dramatic act of the once and future Yahoo!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How much does your personal email matter? Turns out, a lot. Because Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your 10-year-old email address might be the most dangerous thing in your digital profile. In season 1 of Breach, journalist Bob Sullivan and producer Alia Tavakolian dig into Yahoo!, digital history's biggest hack that just got a whole lot bigger. All episodes drop March 26th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
So, Bob: Coming May 6

So, Bob: Coming May 6

2019-04-1502:37

In a brand new podcast, Bob & Alia join forces to answer your questions and untangle your sanity from this dark, scary world wide web. So, Bob is a safe, welcome space for understanding what technology is doing to you. We’ll be dropping episodes weekly starting May 6. Subscribe now so you don’t miss a thing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your vote counts. But will your vote be counted?Alia and Bob team up again for a very special election episode to get to the bottom of Alia’s democratic anxiety: Are voting machines even the easiest way to hack an election? At what stage is your vote most vulnerable? And is democracy doomed in the digital age?!?!Hear from a whole slew of experts – hackers, cyber-security specialists, the team at DefCon’s “Voting Village”, and more – as we break out the full lifecycle of your vote and every hackable step along the way.We'll cover:DefCon presenting their Voting Village findings in DC. Hacking into voting machines 15 years ago with Harri Hursti (Black Box Voting hacker, originator of “The Hursti Hacks”). The vulnerability of voting systems and consequences of HAVA (Help America Vote Act) with tech journalist Kim Zetter (“The Crisis of Election Security”, New York Times). Disinformation and trolling campaigns with researcher Nick Monaco (Oxford Internet Institute, The Computational Propaganda Project; Google’s Jigsaw). The diversity of election systems with election expert Maggie MacAlpine (Nordic Innovation Labs). The impossibility of securing voting software with cryptography and system security researcher Matt Blaze (University of Pennsylvania). Vulnerability of voter registration and long lines with Jake Braun (Cambridge Global, University of Chicago’s Cyber Policy Initiative, Former Deputy National Field Director for President Obama, Organizer of Def Con’s Voting Village). Hacking demonstrations on electronic DRE voting machines with J. Alex Halderman (Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society). Transmitting votes and enlisting white-hat hackers with Mark Kuhr (crowd-sourcing cybersecurity company Synack). Auditing your local Secretary of State’s election security with Adam Levin (CyberScout).Breach is sponsored by Carbonite, how businesses protect their data. www.carbonite.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Coming October 29th (we *couldn’t wait* till Nov. 5th), a very special episode before the midterm election: Breach goes to D.C.! Tell your friends!Alia wants to know how her midterm vote can be hacked, and Bob knows exactly who to call. With the help of hackers, cybersecurity experts, tech journalists, and more, we’re going to track the lifecycle of your vote and every hackable step along the way. Your vote counts, but will it be counted? Subscribe now so you’re in the know when you vote Nov. 6th!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special Announcement!

Special Announcement!

2018-10-0901:27

We're back!!Your favorite veteran tech journalist and podcast civilian are BACK with NEWS: we'll be dropping a special Election Episode on NOVEMBER 5TH! Just in time for the midterm elections, Bob and Alia will spend a whole episode tracking the life-cycle of your vote and every hackable step along the way.And it gets even better - we'll be dropping a full second season of Breach in March!!!Tell your friends! And subscribe now so you don't miss out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Comments (21)

Tim D

The music and sound effects are a little much for me. It's an interesting and probably important topic, but all the silly noises and editing make this feel a little childish.

Jul 17th
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Matt McCormick

This podcast is great but has some terrible sound effects that really take away from listening.

Jun 2nd
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David Edward

Is this podcast done?

Jun 1st
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Sarah Zahn

Fantastically interesting podcast! Quality.

May 25th
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jersey2777

the small claims court cases do more than air complaints, they set precedent both legally & socially by allowing "real" people to see a course of action, David's slingshot to the Equifax Goliath..great work, great show.

Apr 1st
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Cassandra Carpenter

an excellent episode! Can't wait to see what the new season brings

Nov 21st
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Lady Woo

How very interesting...

Oct 31st
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ICSDroid

Hopefully I'll hear something if it comes back. For now I'm unsubscribing this one.

Jul 11th
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ICSDroid

Is this podcast done or what? I liked the podcast but I'm about to unsubscribe from it.

May 28th
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ICSDroid

Hello? Any more episodes coming?

Apr 30th
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Brad V

Really enjoying this podcast. Production qualiry is up there with Radiolab, in my opinion. Hope it continues with other stories.

Apr 21st
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Doogan Doubloon

just hours and hours of Carbonite ad.

Apr 5th
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