Darknet Diaries

Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.

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173: Tarjeteros

Episode Date: April 21, 2026

In the streets of the Dominican Republic, a new economy thrives in the shadows. It’s built not on tourism or sugar, but on stolen data. They...

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172: SuperBox

Episode Date: April 7, 2026

What if there was a device which gave you endless movies and TV shows without ads? Ok great sign me up! In this episode we interview “D3ada55...

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171: Melody Fraud

Episode Date: March 3, 2026

What if the music charts you see aren’t real? What if the numbers that define success can be manufactured? We talked to Andrew, a man who has...

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170: Phrack

Episode Date: February 3, 2026

Phrack is legendary. It is the oldest, and arguably the most prestigious, underground hacking magazine in the world.It started in 1985 and is...

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169: MoD

Episode Date: January 20, 2026

Legion of Doom, step aside. There’s a new elite hacker group in town, and they’re calling themselves Masters of Deception (MoD). With tactics...

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168: LoD

Episode Date: January 6, 2026

The Legion of Doom (LoD) wasn’t just a “hacker group”, it captured the essence of underground hacking in the 80s/90s. BBSes, phreaking, rival...

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167: Threatlocker

Episode Date: December 23, 2025

A manufacturer gets hit with ransomware. A hospital too. Learn how Threatlocker stops these types of attacks. This episode is brought to you...

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166: Maxie

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

Maxie Reynolds loves an adventure, especially the kind where she’s breaking into buildings (legally). In this episode, she shares stories fro...

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165: Tanya

Episode Date: November 4, 2025

Tanya Janca is a globally recognized AppSec (application security) expert and founder of We Hack Purple. In this episode, she shares wild sto...

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164: Oak Cliff Swipers

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

He started small, swiping cards, buying gift cards, and cashing out. It spiraled into a full‑blown criminal enterprise. Dozens of co‑conspira...

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163: Ola

Episode Date: September 2, 2025

In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador for being a Russian hacker.Find Ola on X: https://x.com...

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162: Hieu

Episode Date: August 5, 2025

All Hieu Minh Ngo wanted was to make money online. But when he stumbled into the dark web, he found more than just opportunity, he found a gl...

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161: mg

Episode Date: July 15, 2025

In this episode we talk with mg (https://x.com/MG), the brilliant (and notorious) hacker and hardware engineer behind the OMG Cable. A seemin...

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160: Greg

Episode Date: July 1, 2025

Greg Linares (AKA Laughing Mantis) joins us to tell us about how he became the youngest hacker to be arrested in Arizona.Follow Greg on Twitt...

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159: Vastaamo

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

Joe Tidy investigates what may be the cruelest and most disturbing cyber attack in history. A breach so invasive it blurred the line between...

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158: MalwareTech

Episode Date: May 6, 2025

MalwareTech was an anonymous security researcher, until he accidentally stopped WannaCry, one of the largest ransomware attacks in history. T...

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157: Grifter

Episode Date: April 1, 2025

Grifter is a longtime hacker, DEF CON organizer, and respected voice in the infosec community. From his early days exploring networks to help...

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156: Kill List

Episode Date: March 18, 2025

The dark web is full of mystery. Some of it’s just made up though. Chris Monteiro wanted to see what was real and fake and discovered a hitma...

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155: Kingpin

Episode Date: March 4, 2025

In this episode, we delve into the multifaceted career of Joe Grand, also known as “Kingpin.” A renowned hardware hacker and computer enginee...

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154: Hijacked Line

Episode Date: February 4, 2025

Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online. Lot’s of it. In this episode we talk with him, and hear how he did it, why he did, and wh...