Category: darknet diaries

  • 3: Ep 3: DigiNotar, You are the Weakest Link, Good Bye!

    3: Ep 3: DigiNotar, You are the Weakest Link, Good Bye!

    The 2011 DigiNotar breach changed the way browsers do security. In this episode, we learn what role a CA plays, how browsers work with CAs, and what happens when a CA is breached.

  • 2: Ep 2: The Peculiar Case of the VTech Hacker

    2: Ep 2: The Peculiar Case of the VTech Hacker

    VTech makes toy tablets, laptops, and watches for kids. In 2015, they were breached. The hacker downloaded gigs of children’s data. Discover what the hacker did once he took the data.

  • 1: Ep 1: The Phreaky World of PBX Hacking

    1: Ep 1: The Phreaky World of PBX Hacking

    Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin were captured 2 years after being placed on the FBI’s Cyber’s Most Wanted list for PBX hacking. In this episode, we explain PBX hacking and how hackers are racking up billions of dollars in phone bills. We also learn how the two men were captured.

  • 5: Ep 5: #ASUSGATE

    5: Ep 5: #ASUSGATE

    Security researcher Kyle Lovett bought a new Asus router in 2013. He found it was riddled with security vulnerabilties. He set out on a mission to resolve these vulnerabilities not only for his own router, but for thousands of others who were also vulnerable.