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In this episode we meet Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) from Twitter. Who is this strange masked person? What adventures have they gotten themselves into? Many stories will be told. The mask will be lifted.

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This is the story about when a nation state hacks into a company within another nation.

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Listen to episodes #45 and #46 first, the story about XBox underground. Because this is another story from Dylan who was also in those.
In this story, Dylan and his friend find a vulnerability on a system and it takes them on a wild ride.

Sources:
https://www.secjuice.com/security-researcher-assaulted-ice-atrient/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/50-shades-of-greyhat-a-study-in-how-not-to-handle-security-disclosures/

This is the story about an ex-NSA agent who went to work for a secret hacking group in the UAE.

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This is the story about the XBox hacking scene and how a group of guys pushed their luck a little too far.

This is part 2 of a 2 part series.

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This is the story about the XBox hacking scene and how a group of guys pushed the hacking a little too far.

This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

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This episode was sponsored by Nord VPN. Visit https://nordvpn.com/darknet and use promo code "DARKNET".

This episode was sponsored by Thinkst Canary. Their canaries attract malicious actors in your network and then send you an alert if someone tries to access them. Great early warning system for knowing when someone is snooping around where they shouldn't be. Check them out at https://canary.tools.

This episode was sponsored by IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet. Use promot code "DARKNET25". 

Ransomware is ugly. It infects your machine and locks all the the data and to unlock you have to pay a fee. In this episode we dive into some of the people behind it.

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This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.

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What if you aren't passing your classes in college? You could study hard and turn your grades around. But there's another way too. One more sneaky, and actually, illegal.

Sources:

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ex-iowa-college-student-charged-in-high-tech-cheating-scheme/U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa (Davenport) CASE #: 3:17-cr-00102-JAJ-SBJ-1

This is the story about how I acquired a black badge from DEFCON (pictured above).

We also hear the story about who PPP is, and their CTF journey at DEFCON.

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Three stories in one episode. Listen in on one of Dave Kennedy's penetration tests he conducted where he got caught trying to gain entry into a datacenter. Listen to a network security engineer talk about the unexpected visitor found in his network and what he did about it. And listen to Dan Tentler talk about a wild and crazy engagement he did for a client.

Guests

A very special thanks to Dave Kennedy. Learn more about his company at trustedsec.com.

Thank you Clay for sharing your story. Check out the WOPR Summit.

Viss also brought an amazing story to share. Thank you too. Learn more about him at Phobos.io.

I first heard Clay's story on the Getting Into Infosec Podcast. Thanks Ayman for finding him and bring that story to my attention.

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This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo.

This episode was sponsored by Thinkst Canary. Their canaries attract malicious actors in your network and then send you an alert if someone tries to access them. Great early warning system for knowing when someone is snooping around where they shouldn't be. Check them out at https://canary.tools.

For more show notes and links check out darknetdiaries.com.