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    Darknet Diaries

    darknetdiaries.com · Publication · on HN since 2018

    Darknet Diaries is a podcast by a cybersecurity professional telling true stories of hackers, breaches, and cyber crime.

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    What HN says

    Commenters repeatedly name it a favorite podcast, call it a crash course in learning from security failures, and suggest starting from episode one.

    Stats for nerds
    268HN people shared it
    58linked in comments
    611story points
    Jul 2026last shared
    2018people per year2026

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      The Beirut Bank Job (2017)
      3 people · 280 points · first shared 2018 · 43 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Being spied on by the makers of Pegasus, then lured them into a trap
      18 people · 158 points · first shared 2021 · 49 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Show HN: I made a podcast featuring true stories about hackers and cyber crime
      28 people · 65 points · first shared 2018 · 9 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Something dark is brewing on Kik
      12 people · 23 points · first shared 2021 · 1 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Episode 92: The Pirate Bay
      5 people · 7 points · first shared 2021 · 1 comments on HN
    6. 6
      Podcast about the 2012 LinkedIn data breach – who,how,when
      5 people · 6 points · first shared 2021 · 1 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Xbox Underground (Part 1)
      7 people · 5 points · first shared 2019 · 1 comments on HN
    8. 8
      Sam Bent: a story of what it was like being a darknet market vendor
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2023 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      How Donald Trump was hacked (again)
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Nerdcore – Darknet Diaries
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • callahadJan 2019

      I think they do, at least in part: They directly discuss how the price of their insurance policy changed following the event:

      > WENDY: I emailed our agent this morning because I hadn't heard anything. Knowing that we are - ah, AIG quoted the renewal with limits with a 66 percent increase and increased the retention from 10,000 to 25,000. Ew, that's the deductible.

      > TEMPLE-RASTON: Increasing your premium by 66 percent and more than doubling your deductible - that motivates change.

      [...]

      > DUFFIN: Wendy was able to convince a new insurance company that her new training program actually worked. She got a new policy with more coverage, but for less money.

      Exact costs for the policy, prior remediation, and the training program are not disclosed, but I wouldn't necessarily expect those to be shared publicly anyway.

      But this is all subjective -- I enjoyed it and found it a worthwhile listen while prepping dinner tonight. I'll be sure to check out Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com/) as well, thanks for the recommendation!

    • newguy1234Oct 2019

      Honestly, join these groups and read what they talk about on the forum. Look up what the bigger fraud marketplaces are. Go on tor and read stuff in the dark net markets. All of them more or less talk about methods they're using and they help each other out. This type of stuff ranges from low level script kiddie (copy cat) people to high-level hackers that develop their own methods, search out vulnerabilities and so on.

      A good podcast I would recommend is called dark net diaries. They have lots of episodes on cryber crime. Episode 32 specifically talks about carding and how the secret service took down a guy who acquires the credit card numbers. Most of it involves putting malware on point of sale machines or hacking companies.

      https://darknetdiaries.com/

    • Tangurena2Jul 2026

      There's a box being sold called "SuperBox". It claims to be able to stream any movie/video. The claim is "just pay $300 and you won't need to subscribe to any streaming service anymore." However, part of what it does is hacks your home network and tries to take over every thing on that network. And it sends this all back to China. The vast majority of people buying & installing these are just ordinary people but some will be executives, or people working for the feds. Did they bring their work laptop home and plug it in to their network? So it can get attacked outside the office firewall? Remember how stuxnet was spread?

      This is a podcast about it:
      https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/172/

    • hacdaddySep 2018

      Malicious Life https://malicious.life

      —-A bit of a history lesson in viruses, malware, and cyber crime. From Morris through CryptoLocker and now Target.

      Darknet Diaries https://darknetdiaries.com/

      —-Similar vein to ML, this one gets you into either specific events, people, or times.

      Risky Business https://risky.biz

      —-Weekly current affairs and news show dedicated to CyberSecurity. If this is your field, or next to your field, it’s worth listening to the news episodes at least (the numbered episodes).

      ISC StormCast https://isc.sans.edu/podcast.html

      —-A quick (5 min) daily cyber security podcast. If Risky.biz tickled your fancy, this one is worth the add too.

    • geocrasherMay 2023

      Huge shout out to https://darknetdiaries.com/ one of the most entertaining security podcasts I have heard. Some of my favorite episodes:

      -----

      Jenny: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/90/

      The Beirut Bank Job: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/6/

      Black Duck Eggs: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/21/

      John and Brian's Big Adventure: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/95/

      -----

      And this is just scratching the surface. There's some GREAT stuff.

    • rickspencer3Oct 2022

      I just recently listened to 2 great of Darknet Diaries covered Citizenlab, NSO, and Pegasus.

      https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/99/
      https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/100/

      The gist is that the NSO group is a company that sells malware which they claim is only ever used to catch bad guys, but the podcast makes a pretty compelling case that they know that repressive governments and even companies use it to target journalists and activists.

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