AOL Underground

By Steve StonebrakerTechnology

AOL Underground episodes

January 25, 2025 Seven - Aim Invader, Exploits, CAN-SPAM
Seven's journey began with curiosity about a crash exploit, which evolved into mastering programming languages like Visual Basic and C#. Known for creating tools like "AIM Invader" and reverse-engineering AIM protocols, Seven became a pivotal figure in the underground programming community. Despite facing legal challenges, Seven leveraged his skills to build a successful career, inspiring others through innovation and resilience.

Guest: Seven
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
Episode Extras: https://aolunderground.com/seven/
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AOL Underground Podcast
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49 min
January 08, 2025 Soloist - From Spammer to Legit Entrepreneur
Blaine (Soloist) tells us his journey from a kid connecting to local BBSs, finding AOL, learning to program, spamming for an affiliate network, and then finally finding his true passion; building websites and businesses.
Guest: Blaine Vess (https://www.linkedin.com/in/blainevess/, https://www.immeasurable.com/)
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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55 min
September 16, 2024 ShiZZa OaK (3/3) - Piracy, Exploiting flaws in e-commerce business rules
We cover music and video piracy and delve in deep into the many websites and schemes ShiZZa OaK was able to probe and exploit for profit.

Coupon stacking, gift card re-use, OSX Upgrade disc enumeration, etc.

Guest: ShiZZa Oak
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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33 min
September 16, 2024 ShiZZa OaK (2/3) - MP3 top sites, Phreaking
ShiZZa OaK tells us about his switch to IRC and joining one of the first mp3 ripping groups on the scene, Rabid Neurosis (RNS) and hosting an mp3 top site. We also talk about his phone hijinks when phreaking, calling Miss Cleo, and cracking passwords.

Other MP3 ripping groups mentioned:
Underground Music Alliance
CDA - Compress 'Da Audio

Guest: ShiZZa Oak
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
Episode References:
How Music Got Free
Rabid Neurosis
mp3scene.info
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AOL Underground Podcast
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35 min
September 15, 2024 ShiZZa OaK (1/3) - Warez, 0-days, Trolling MTV, first mp3
ShiZZa OaK talks about the early days on AOL, getting early access to a Windows 95 Beta CD, 0-day ftp site access, trolling MTV Yack Live and the first mp3 ripped and uploaded to the scene.
Guest: ShiZZa Oak
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
Episode References: MTV Yack Live - Greenday
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AOL Underground Podcast
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32 min
June 12, 2024 Spaz - Carding, Social Engineering, Affiliate Networks
Spaz tells us about his early days dabbling in carding, socially engineering various ISPs, and working with affiliate networks.
Guest: Spaz
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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Reconnect with old AOLers -
(AOL 4.0 is working!)

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35 min
May 17, 2024 NailZ - AOL IRC Trojan, LuciferX
NailZ tells us about Codeine's plan to take over AOL, Prodigy, and Compuserve. Planting trojan's on AOL employee machines and using them to proxy FDO and ATOM to manipulate Merlin and cause chaos on AOL. Also we talk about why he created LuciferX.
Guest: NailZ
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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AOL 4.0 is working! - https://nina.chat/connect/aol/

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55 min
April 28, 2024 Nise - AOL InstaKiss Phishing, PW Cracking, Scrollers
Nise tells us about cracking, scrollers, phishing, account takeovers, and ruining some people's lives. Later he tells us about how AOL led to him finding his passion for marketing and a book he has been writing.
Guest: Nise (⁠https://appliedcuriositys.com/⁠)
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
(AOL 4.0 is working!)

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54 min
October 26, 2023Sim114 - AOL UK, Love for FDO Forms
Sam tells us about his experience using AOL UK while coming of age in England. His fascination with visual art began here and he fell in love with FDO (Form Definition Operator) generated content. We then nerd out on how exactly cartoon episodes are produced.
Guest: Sam Fox (He's the new Audio Editor for this Podcast!)
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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Reconnect with old AOLers -
https://nina.chat/⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/⁠⁠
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1 hr 4 min
July 30, 2023Broast - Botnet Cracker, Exploits, Digital Gangster
Broast tells us about writing password stealers, password crackers, deploying botnets, finding exploits, and hacking Digital Gangster and other forums.

Guest: Broast
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
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Donate - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
https://nina.chat/⁠

⁠⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/⁠

Credits:
Audio Editing by Sam Fox - ⁠⁠[email protected]
50 min