Malicious Life by Cybereason tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journalists, and politicians.
A rare, inside look, at how Cybereason's researchers were able to uncover one of the largest Cyber Espionage campaigns ever discovered, against multiple Telecommunications companies around the world. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
The YIPL phreaking magazine was the spiritual predecessor to the better-known '2600' zine, and it was founded by a ideological party determined to bring down the largest monopoly in US history: Bell Telephone. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world. The post The U.S vs. Gary McKinnon appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world. The post The WANK Worm, Part 2 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
On October 16th, 1989, NASA's scientists went into work preparing to launch a spacecraft that very day. But when they sat down to their computers, they were met with an unexpected greeting: “Your system has been officially WANKed. You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.” The post The WANK Worm, Part 1 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
After its momentous breach, Equifax's CEO Richard Smith said: “Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond.” Well, he was spot on, but not in a good way. The post The Equifax Data Breach Pt. II: The Bits Hit The Fan appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
In their 120 year history, Equifax never sold anything, or provided any service to ordinary folks - except collect DATA. In 2017, that huge data repository, a 1000 times larger then the Library of Congress, got hacked. The post The Equifax Data Breach Pt. I: A Big Data Bubble appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Twenty years ago, a 15-years old Norwegian kid was put on trial for breaking the DVD Copy Prevention system. His case spawned a whole new "artistic" movement... The post DeCSS: Hackers Vs Hollywood appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Guglielmo Marconi--the beloved, hated, disputed inventor of radio--gets trolled by a mustached magician in the world’s first ever, wireless, grey hat hack. The post Marconi & The Maskelyne Affair appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside. The post The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 2 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
CYBER is a new podcast from Motherboard, a very well known and respected technology blog and online magazine. The episode you’ll hear shortly is about the shady market of data aggregators and brokers who sell smartphone location data to bounty hunters, bail bondsmen, landlords, used car salesmen, and anyone who can afford it. We learn how bounty hunters go right up to the edge of what the law allows and use "neuro linguistic mind manipulation" to get people to give them information. The ...
In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside. The post The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 1 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
This week we're doing an episode swap with the excellent podcast Darknet Diaries. A former NSA agent who has gone off to be a security consultant, tells a story about an assignment that he'll never forget... The post Black Duck Eggs: Darknet Diaries appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it? The post Dave Kennedy: The Psychological Principles of Social Engineering appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Today on Malicious Life, tens of thousands of people get robbed. Then a community gets together to ask: should we take our money back, or let the hacker walk with it? The post The Ethereum DAO Hack appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
How did the Jerusalem virus trigger the birth of the entire Anti Virus industry in Israel? A high-stakes wager on Live TV, and more. The post The Jerusalem Virus, Part 2 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Although scary, the Jerusalem virus, discovered in Israel in 1987, was in fact a rather simple virus. How, then, did the virus trigger the birth of an entire national industry? The post The Jerusalem Virus, Part 1 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Eugene Spafford (aka Spaf), a professor of computer science at Purdue University, was the first researcher to publish a detailed analysis of the infamous Morris Worm. Gene talks to Ran about this incident, as well as how was security different in the 1980’s. The post Gene Spafford on the Morris Worm & Cyber-security in the 1980’s appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
It’s a weapon that harnessed the strength of millions of computers at once: a cannon so powerful it could break through any wall, take down any website. It is “the Great Cannon”. The post China Vs. Github appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
On the second installment of our Ashely Madison hack retelling, we look at the fallout of one of the hack, and the people who’ve suffered from it. The post The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 2 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
When Ashley Madison got hacked, it made international headlines. Why? Because it wasn’t just a major event. It demonstrated how there’s information even more sensitive, even more significant than your credit card, or your social security number: your secrets. The post The Ashley Madison Hack, Part 1 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
As we prepare to release an awesome 2-part story in two weeks, we decided to give you a chance to go back to some old favorites and check out some of the behind-the-scenes interviews of Malicious Life. Graham Cluley tells about his entry into the world of security. There are stories aplenty in this interview- Graham […] The post Interview Special: Graham Cluley appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
If movies have taught me anything, it’s that if you want to rob a bank, you dress as the cleaning crew. The people behind the Target hack must have seen one action film too many, because when they decided to hack one of the biggest retailers in the world, they did so via the HVAC […] The post The Target Hack appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
How does the outbreak of a “plague” inside a video game- a bug, essentially- affect real-life disease research? The post WoW: Corrupted Blood appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Stuxnet was a devastating weapon, but who wielded it? That is the question we try to answer with the final installment of our Stuxnet series. In this episode, we explore other, similar battles of the modern cyber war, and look further into the topic of Zero Day vulnerabilities. With special guests: Andrew Ginter, and Blake […] The post The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 3 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Stuxnet was a weapon, a kind of a smart bomb- perhaps one of the smartest bombs ever created. A bomb that couldn’t rely on operators, cameras, and laser targeting, instead it had to “think” its way to its destination. An invisible commando unit, dropped deep behind enemy lines. And its payload- not explosives, but lines […] The post The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 2 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Where armies once fought with bullets and bombs, they now engage in clandestine, invisible warfare. In 2010 a virus was discovered that would change the world’s perception of cyber warfare forever. Dubbed Stuxnet, this malicious piece of code has a single focus- to stop to development of Iran’s nuclear program. Part one of this three […] The post The Stuxnet Virus Pt. 1 appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
The Shammon Virus. There is a single company, run by a royal family, which employs the majority of the Saudi working population. It’s worth more than Apple, Google, and Amazon…by a lot. The Saudi Aramco oil company is one of the most significant commercial entities in human history. It’s hard to imagine, then, what could […] The post Shamoon – The Biggest Hack In History appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
Not all malware is created equal. Some malware will attempt to erase your files, demand ransom, or steal your information. Others will do no such thing- and still end up being worse. Don’t believe us? What if a virus made your computer send pornography to fifty of your closest friends and family? Yes, including your […] The post The Melissa Virus appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
A young woman is arrested by the Chinese government while trying to cross the border to Tibet. Her interrogator, a Chinese spy, pulls out a dossier full of information regarding her activity online. It turns out she’s been visiting pro-Tibet websites, and for that, she’s sentenced to two months in jail. What is GhostNet? Find […] The post GhostNet appeared first on Malicious Life . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
