Media Summary: Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun, suffered horrendous abuse as a child, which led him down a dark criminal path. When the Internet ... If you thought Brett Johnson (AKA Gollumfun) had hit rock bottom, think again. His online scam spree continued, even while ... We like to think that cryptocurrencies are anonymous and private, but new rules for exchanges mean law enforcement can track ...

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Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun, suffered horrendous abuse as a child, which led him down a dark criminal path. When the Internet ... If you thought Brett Johnson (AKA Gollumfun) had hit rock bottom, think again. His online scam spree continued, even while ... We like to think that cryptocurrencies are anonymous and private, but new rules for exchanges mean law enforcement can track ... PSYOPs, or "Psychological Operations" are happening all around us, 24/7. Sometimes they're used in warfare against foreign ... In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador with no evidence and no motive. Why earn money when you can literally create it? Frank Bourassa always loved dangerous projects, but figuring out how to print ...

When it's your job to keep the bad guys out of your network, what do you do when you find clues that they're already inside? Some hackers steal your credit card. Others might snoop through your Web history. But what if your deepest, darkest secrets ... The Pirate Bay has been the go-to destination for pirated music, movies, and software since 2003, and despite MANY attempts by ... From 2009 to 2013 the communication channels the CIA uses to contact assets in foreign countries was compromised. This had ... Marq was a very accomplished IT professional, who only lurked on A break-in expert and a network cracker team up to infiltrate an international manufacturing business. Even though they're the ...

MalwareTech was an anonymous young security researcher, until he stumbled upon the command and control server for ... Jim Lawler, aka "Mad Dog," was a CIA case officer for 25 years. These days, he shares the fascinating tactics the agency (and ... Sam Bent, a.k.a. DoingFedTime, brings us a Joe Grand - better known by his alias Kingpin - has been hacking everything he could touch since the '80s. Phone phreaking ... How do you safely get information about the outside world into a totalitarian regime like North Korea, where the penalty for ...

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Darknet Diaries: Behind the Stories
Beanie Babies Were the Gateway to a Life of Cyber Crime🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 128: Gollumfun Part 1
Being Caught Was Only The Beginning🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 129: Gollumfun (Part 2)
How Bitcoin Tracers Rescued 23 Kids From Sex Abuse🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 131: Welcome to Video
Here's How the U.S. Military Hacks People's Brains🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 65: PSYOP
He Was Arrested as a Russian Hacker, But The Truth Is Far Scarier ☠ Darknet Diaries Ep. 163: Ola
It Wasn't Easy to Print $250 Million of Counterfeit Cash🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 102: Money Maker
What to Do When the Hacker Is Already Inside🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 42: Mini-Stories Vol. 2
The nastiest, cruelest cyber attack in history🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.159: Vastaamo
How The Pirate Bay Became a Religion, Political Party, and (Almost) a Country🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.92
The Mistake That Got So Many CIA Agents Killed in China🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 75: Compromised Comms
How He Found a Way Inside Your Ring Doorbell Cam🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 108: Marq
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Darknet Diaries: Behind the Stories

Darknet Diaries: Behind the Stories

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Beanie Babies Were the Gateway to a Life of Cyber Crime🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 128: Gollumfun Part 1

Beanie Babies Were the Gateway to a Life of Cyber Crime🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 128: Gollumfun Part 1

Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun, suffered horrendous abuse as a child, which led him down a dark criminal path. When the Internet ...

Being Caught Was Only The Beginning🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 129: Gollumfun (Part 2)

Being Caught Was Only The Beginning🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 129: Gollumfun (Part 2)

If you thought Brett Johnson (AKA Gollumfun) had hit rock bottom, think again. His online scam spree continued, even while ...

How Bitcoin Tracers Rescued 23 Kids From Sex Abuse🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 131: Welcome to Video

How Bitcoin Tracers Rescued 23 Kids From Sex Abuse🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 131: Welcome to Video

We like to think that cryptocurrencies are anonymous and private, but new rules for exchanges mean law enforcement can track ...

Here's How the U.S. Military Hacks People's Brains🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 65: PSYOP

Here's How the U.S. Military Hacks People's Brains🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 65: PSYOP

PSYOPs, or "Psychological Operations" are happening all around us, 24/7. Sometimes they're used in warfare against foreign ...

He Was Arrested as a Russian Hacker, But The Truth Is Far Scarier ☠ Darknet Diaries Ep. 163: Ola

He Was Arrested as a Russian Hacker, But The Truth Is Far Scarier ☠ Darknet Diaries Ep. 163: Ola

In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador with no evidence and no motive.

It Wasn't Easy to Print $250 Million of Counterfeit Cash🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 102: Money Maker

It Wasn't Easy to Print $250 Million of Counterfeit Cash🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 102: Money Maker

Why earn money when you can literally create it? Frank Bourassa always loved dangerous projects, but figuring out how to print ...

What to Do When the Hacker Is Already Inside🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 42: Mini-Stories Vol. 2

What to Do When the Hacker Is Already Inside🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 42: Mini-Stories Vol. 2

When it's your job to keep the bad guys out of your network, what do you do when you find clues that they're already inside?

The nastiest, cruelest cyber attack in history🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.159: Vastaamo

The nastiest, cruelest cyber attack in history🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.159: Vastaamo

Some hackers steal your credit card. Others might snoop through your Web history. But what if your deepest, darkest secrets ...

How The Pirate Bay Became a Religion, Political Party, and (Almost) a Country🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.92

How The Pirate Bay Became a Religion, Political Party, and (Almost) a Country🎙Darknet Diaries Ep.92

The Pirate Bay has been the go-to destination for pirated music, movies, and software since 2003, and despite MANY attempts by ...

The Mistake That Got So Many CIA Agents Killed in China🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 75: Compromised Comms

The Mistake That Got So Many CIA Agents Killed in China🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 75: Compromised Comms

From 2009 to 2013 the communication channels the CIA uses to contact assets in foreign countries was compromised. This had ...

How He Found a Way Inside Your Ring Doorbell Cam🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 108: Marq

How He Found a Way Inside Your Ring Doorbell Cam🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 108: Marq

Marq was a very accomplished IT professional, who only lurked on

Sometimes the Best Hacking Tool Is Confidence🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 41: Just Visiting

Sometimes the Best Hacking Tool Is Confidence🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 41: Just Visiting

A break-in expert and a network cracker team up to infiltrate an international manufacturing business. Even though they're the ...

Meet the Guy Who Accidentally Stopped the World's Most Dangerous Ransomware ☠ Ep. 158 MalwareTech

Meet the Guy Who Accidentally Stopped the World's Most Dangerous Ransomware ☠ Ep. 158 MalwareTech

MalwareTech was an anonymous young security researcher, until he stumbled upon the command and control server for ...

CIA Spy Shares Flipping Tactics🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 116: Mad Dog

CIA Spy Shares Flipping Tactics🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 116: Mad Dog

Jim Lawler, aka "Mad Dog," was a CIA case officer for 25 years. These days, he shares the fascinating tactics the agency (and ...

Inside the Operations of a Darknet Market Vendor🎙Ep. 132: Sam the Vendor

Inside the Operations of a Darknet Market Vendor🎙Ep. 132: Sam the Vendor

Sam Bent, a.k.a. DoingFedTime, brings us a

The Hacker Who Testified Before Congress & Changed Everything🎙Darknet Diaries Ep 155: Kingpin

The Hacker Who Testified Before Congress & Changed Everything🎙Darknet Diaries Ep 155: Kingpin

Joe Grand - better known by his alias Kingpin - has been hacking everything he could touch since the '80s. Phone phreaking ...

How to Hack North Korea, the Darkest Network on Earth🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 71: Information Monopoly

How to Hack North Korea, the Darkest Network on Earth🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 71: Information Monopoly

How do you safely get information about the outside world into a totalitarian regime like North Korea, where the penalty for ...