Off The Hook (low-bitrate)

A late start, resolving old financial disputes, smartphone horror stories, using leaked Parler data to mine for evidence in Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, Parler CEO fired by company's board, Trump references from the archives, KKK website hacked by Israeli anti-fascist group, panick ensues after Facebook accounts are logged out.

First show of the year, the insurrection was planned online, cries of censorship after Trump is banned from social media, reactions to the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, Parler finds a new registrar, monitoring domain name registrations related to the insurrection, 70tb of Parler data leaked, information security consequences of the Capitol attack, contact info for Congress members who supported overturning the election available at usa.wtf.

The virtual CCC RC3 conference just ended, more voice BBS recordings from the 90s, cable box hacking, TV channel trivia, GoDaddy under fire for tone-deaf phishing test, computer repairman in Hunter Biden laptop scandal sues Twitter, how technology has played a part in the pandemic.

Digging out after the storm, disturbing new copyright laws tucked into covid-19 relief bill, listener emails, more voice BBS recordings from the 90s, more on the SolarWinds hack.

It's snowing, more voice BBS messages from the 90s, the impermanence of online services, Google ruins everything, hacker claims to have access to US and Canadian emergency alert systems, confusing news stories, FireEye and SolarWinds hacked, join Off The Hook Overtime on Channel2600 on YouTube.

The light at the end of the tunnel, listener mail, correcting the speed on the old voice BBS files, loud heating systems, the origins of the Spanish flu, more old voice messages, suggestions for the satellite vs tree problem, MCI still exists, old phone tricks, former Florida Department of Health employee & COVID whistleblower's home raided by police, Dr. Welton Chang - CTO of Human Rights First - joins the OTH panel to discuss his organization's Innovation Lab as well as technology's effects on human rights, join Off The Hook Overtime on Channel2600 on YouTube.

Rescuing old voice BBS files, phone phreaking stories from the past, answering old questions, redboxing techniques & getting busted, celebrating the hacker spirit.

Jason Scott joins the panel this week to discuss working at the polls during the election and testing positive for covid-19, top 10 worst passwords, top election security official Chris Krebs was fired from his job as director at CISA, shenanigans at the polls.

We're living under an attempted coup, pen testing democracy, imbalance of power, how technology is fueling tribalism, new covid restrictions in NYC, Patrick Ryan - technical program manager at TikTok - joins the panel to discuss the TikTok employee lawsuit against President Trump.

The day after election day, the legal strategies to invalidate vote counts have begun, the possibility of election interference, tending to your mental health, California passes major privacy law, 2600 calls the race.