Podcast Episodes

Inside the Smishing Triad

A deep dive into Lighthouse, a phishing-as-a-service platform linked to millions of scam texts worldwide, and the sprawling “smishing triad” ecosystem built around it. With security researcher Ford M…

Published on 1 day ago

The Gayborhood

For the last few years, Grindr has branded itself as the global gayborhood—a digital safe space for queer communities. But a series of European investigations raised serious questions about how the a…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

How Much of Facebook’s Revenue Is Scam Ads—And Other Chat Worthy Questions

It’s a chatty chat. I repeat, this one's a chatty chat. Today we’re digging into the big weird questions on our desk: what percentage of Meta’s revenue allegedly comes from knowingly running scam ads…

Published on 1 month ago

BADBOX 2.0

Hh hey maybe don't buy that $14 projector off amazon. In this episode, we dive into the sequel nobody asked for: BADBOX 2.0 — the return of last year’s botnet built out of bargain-bin Android gadget…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The SIM Farm

The story of a massive swatting hoax campaign across the US that helped take down a piece of cybercrime infrastructure in the heart of New York. That and a big rambling chatty chat about Tilly Norwoo…

Published on 2 months ago

The Banxico Heist and a High Wire Act of Solo Podcasting

The question: can one host of a podcast that was planning to do a chatty chat episode proceed at the last minute while the other host is unfortunately out sick? Wish our dear pal Scott a speedy recov…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will the Real Velvet Sundown Please Stand Up?

The story of a hoax within a hoax within a hoax within an AI soft rock band. That and a bunch of other stories about technology.

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Published on 3 months ago

Gamescom 2025

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

From Street to State

We discuss the rise of China’s early patriotic hacking scene, and a new report that unravels how some of its most skilled members eventually found their way into more formal, state-aligned cyber oper…

Published on 4 months ago

The Escobar Phone and Imaginary Flamethrowers

We unpack how a Swedish entrepreneur used Pablo Escobar’s name to sell fake phones, flamethrowers, and crypto — and how a viral scam built on influencer hype finally came crashing down. That and othe…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago