Episodes
10 years · 153 episodes
Topic
Format
Year
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16 Mar 2026
Breaking the Chain of Custody
We start this chatty chat looking at the legacy of EternalBlue, an NSA-developed cyberweapon that leaked in 2017…
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2 Feb 2026
The Protege — “Possibly the Worst Intelligence Disaster in U.S. History”
Two FBI agents. One room. One of them is the most damaging spy in U.S. history. Robert Hanssen…
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16 Aug 2025
From Street to State
We discuss the rise of China’s early patriotic hacking scene, and a new report that unravels how some…
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2 Jun 2025
Throwback: The Malware Historian
Today malware is all nation state actors and organized crime, but in the beginning it was more about…
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26 Apr 2025
Hotline Hacked Vol. 12
A tech worker stumbles upon mass fraud and brings receipts, a flag football prank goes very right, a…
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16 Apr 2025
WebcamGate
In 2009, a Pennsylvania high school accused sophomore Blake Robbins of dealing drugs—based on a photo secretly taken…
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29 Jan 2025
Hotline Hacked Vol. 9
A bunch of great stories, including a prank between brothers with video evidence, a DOS frat war, and…
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1 Jan 2025
Throwback: The Phantom Orchestra
Happy holidays, everyone. We’re bringing you a hacked classic to tide you over while Scott and I take…
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28 Nov 2024
Hotline Hacked Vol. 7
A collection of calls, including an extremely wholesome story about a hacked internet contest and an electric guitar…
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30 Oct 2024
Hotline Hacked Vol. 6
The whole second half of this one is one long call but trust us it's worth it. A…
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8 Sep 2024
Hotline Hacked Vol. 4
Fourth times a charm. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com. We…
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16 Aug 2024
DEFCON: The Biggest Hacking Event in the World
DEFCON: The Biggest Hacking Event in the World Every year DEFCON, the world’s biggest hacking conference, descends on…