Hacked Podcast
1) Gamescom 2025
Reboundergame.com ( if you wanna wishlist our work in progress game on Steam <3 ) A weird little road episode intro, a little self promotion, and some classic chatty chat to follow. Learn more ...Show More
2) From Street to State
We discuss the rise of Chinaâs early patriotic hacking scene, and a new report that unravels how some of its most skilled members eventually found their way into more formal, state-aligned cyber opera...Show More
3) The Escobar Phone and Imaginary Flamethrowers
We unpack how a Swedish entrepreneur used Pablo Escobarâs name to sell fake phones, flamethrowers, and crypto â and how a viral scam built on influencer hype finally came crashing down. That and other...Show More
4) The McDonaldâs Hiring Robot Hack
We start with the AI hiring chatbot used by McDonaldâs, and the vulnerability hiding beneath the conversation. What looked like some janky job application exchanges led two security researchers, Ia...Show More
5) BONUS: July Chatty Chat
Just for fun: an actual no script, no plan, hot mic blather-athon. If you crave a nice structured story with lots of research, give the ep we dropped a few days ago about the Texas Lottery Courier App...Show More
6) The Texas Lottery Courier App Scandal
A London syndicate used a phone app to buy nearly every combination in the Texas Lotteryâand walked away with a $95 million jackpot. In this episode, we dig into how that happened, what it reveals abo...Show More
7) Danabot: The Malware Operation That infected Itself
In this episode: the inside story of Danabot, the malware-as-a-service platform that thrived in the shadows for nearly a decadeâuntil a critical mistake exposed its creators. Just last week, U.S. pros...Show More
8) Throwback: The Malware Historian
Today malware is all nation state actors and organized crime, but in the beginning it was more about making a statement. Dan is a malware historian. He finds old hardware and viruses, runs them, and s...Show More
9) Hotline Hacked Vol. 13
Schools out for summer. Another collection of computer confessions and strange tales of technology. Hacked is brought to you by Push Security. Check them out at Pushsecurity.com Learn more about ...Show More
10) The Lorebook Cult
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of exploitation, self-harm, and abuse. Listener discretion is advised. A network called 764 has turned abuse into currency. It spread through Disc...Show More