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Hacker And The Fed
Former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell, and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker turned network penetration tester, Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu), once faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and now podcast co-hosts. Whether you are a legal professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or forensic investigator, Chris and Hector will bring you their unique perspectives on the latest developments in cybersecurity.
Episodes
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Zero-click Exploits Attacking iPhones, PC Motherboards Downloading Malware, and a New Dutch Mandate
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss another zero-click exploit attacking iPhones via the iMessage app, millions of PC motherboards may be downloading…
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An Insider Exploits A Ransomware Attack, AI Photos, And Hector's Indonesian Hack
This week on Hacker And The Fed we dive into the world of ransomware. An insider exploits a ransomware attack for personal gain and a CISO's biggest lessons…
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Pig Butchering And Crypto Crime-fighting With Erin West
This week on Hacker And The Fed we speak with Erin West, a Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney, Founder of the “Crypto Coalition”, an over 800-member…
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Vehicle Location Data Leaked For Over 2 million Drivers, Another US Government Breach, And D.B. Cooper
This week on Hacker And The Fed, up to 10 years of your location data may have been exposed if you’ve driven vehicles from a certain manufacturer, stolen…
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Chinese State Hackers, Ransom Negotiation, And Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss private data leaking due to a misconfiguration, and no one is listening to the researchers. We are shown the mindset…
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Cyber Insurance With Michelle Chia, Head Of Cyber Insurance At Zurich North America
This week on Hacker And The Fed we sit down with Michele Chia, Head of Cyber Insurance at Zurich North America. We ask a number of questions including what is…
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Search Engine Vulnerabilities, Ghost Tokens, Anna Kournikova
This week on Hacker And The Fed security researchers find a vulnerability allowing them to run code on Search Engine computers, ghost tokens could be used to…
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The Classified Document Leak, A Hacker Gets Hacked, And Can A Video Silently Hack Your Phone?
This week on Hacker And The Fed internet videos may be able to silently hack your phone with a "Near Ultrasound Inaudible Trojan” (NUIT). Companies have more…
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Hackers Stealing Your Car And Internet Bandwidth, And A Massive Corporate Security Breach
This week on Hacker And The Fed a researcher gains access to millions of Office 365 accounts, cyber criminals are stealing and selling your internet bandwidth…
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City Cyber Security with NYC CISO Kelly Moan
This week on Hacker And The Fed we speak with Kelly Moan, who serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of New York City. We talk trends and…
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Who Can Read Your Emails, And Busting DDoS For Hire
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss what email security should look like over the next 12 months, who has the ability to read your emails, and law…
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Listener Questions: How To Protect Your Kids Online, Advanced Personal Cybersecurity, And What A “Red Team” Is
This week on Hacker And The Fed we catch up on some questions from our listeners: we discuss what a red teamer does, how the FBI works with other law…
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Jobs, Academics, And The Future Of Cybersecurity With Professor Bill Gardner
This week on Hacker And The Fed we sit down with Bill Gardner, professor and Chair Department of Cyber Forensics & Security at Marshall University. Bill offers…
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Fake Google Ads, Law Firms Under Attack, And The White House Announces New National Cybersecurity Strategy
This week on Hacker And Fed we discuss fake Google advertisements, law firms under attack from cyber criminals, and the Whitehouse announcing a new national…
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A Leaked Ransomware Negotiation, Twitter Security, And NSA Best Practices For Securing Your Home Network
This week on Hacker And Fed we discuss a leaked ransomware negotiation, how Twitter's new verification system may improve security, and the NSA releases its…
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Insider Threat Attacks, Malware Used To Steal Crypto, And Hector’s Embarrassing Story
This week on Hacker And Fed we update a story from a few episodes ago about a woman driving with a suspicious eavesdropping device near the embassies in Paris…
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A Major Phishing Attack, TikTok In Texas, And FBI Customer Service
This week on Hacker And Fed Reddit suffers a phishing attack, the FBI offers "Ritz Carlton" level customer service, Texas bans TikTok on state owned devices…
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"Malvertising" and Stolen Background Check Data
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss how Search Engine Ads are being used to spread malware through "malvertising". We also cover the impact of a breach…
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The FBI Take Down Of Hive Ransomware Network & Questions About The FBI
This week on Hacker And Fed we discuss the FBI's takedown of Hive, the Ransomware group with over 100 million in ransom payments. We also talk about the FBI's…
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2023 Hacking Predictions, Bug Bounty Hunters, And The Super Bowl Sunday Hack
This week on Hacker And Fed Hector makes some predictions of the hacks we will see in 2023. We also discuss bug bounty hunters, how they're not getting paid…
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Cyber In The News: Important Stories Slipping Under The Radar
This week on Hacker and the Fed we discuss a variety of recent news stories, including a report of a messaging service selling access to user data, bootleg…
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Twitter's Data Leak, Russian Hacking Crew "Cold River", and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And Fed we discuss Twitter's data leak, explaining APIs and how to better protect ourselves. We also touch on the Russian hacking crew…
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Cell Phone Eavesdropping, Tupac and Biggie in New Zealand, and Botnets
This week on Hacker And Fed we tackle IMSI Catchers, or cell phone eavesdropping devices after one was found by French authorities in the back of a vehicle…
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Cyber Warfare With Special Guest Jeffrey Carr
This week on Hacker And Fed we tackle cyber warfare with special guest Jeff Carr. Jeff authored the book "Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld"…
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The Perspective Of A Hacker, Questions For Sabu
This week on Hacker And Fed we select a number of audience questions specifically directed toward Hector, and he answers them from the perspective of his…
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The Infamous Shadow Brokers and Apple's New Security Posture
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the infamous Shadow Brokers, a group (or individual hacker) who compromised the NSA back in 2016. We explore and…
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CISA’s Small Business Security Guidance and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss a recent paper published by CISA (The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) detailing how to help secure…
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Sabu and Recursion Face to Face, Former Hackers Reunite Over War Stories
This week on Hacker And The Fed we have our first ever guest. Former Black Hat and former member of LulzSec, Cody Kretsinger. Hector and Cody go back nearly 20…
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Hector's Decision To Work With The FBI
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss Hector's decision to work with the FBI. To change the course of his life and begin the journey to where he is now…
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The Silk Road Bitcoin Hack
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the recent seizure related to Silk Road, the black market website Chris took down in 2013. Silk Road is back in the…
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The Dropbox Hack And Questions About The FBI
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the recent DropBox hack that relied on a phishing attack to steal credentials as well as multi-factor authentication…
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NSO Group’s Pegasus & IRC Wars
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the NSO Group’s zero-click iPhone exploit, also known as Pegasus, a powerful tool that can be used to take full…
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Cyber Security Whac-A-Mole, Getting Arrested By The FBI, And Protecting Your Small Business
This week on Hacker And The Fed we answer audience questions. We discuss the future of cyber security and whether we will ever get ahead of the bad guys. We…
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Social Engineering & "Vishing"
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss voice fishing, or "vishing," and the social engineering tactics behind this attack. You know those spam calls you…
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The Origin Story
On this first episode of Hacker And The Fed, Chris and Hector tell their origin story. Hector details the journey from his first time on the internet to…
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Introducing Hacker And The Fed
Former FBI special agent Chris Tarbell and former Anonymous blackhat Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) first faced-off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming…