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63. Tracers on the stage: Andy Greenberg, Michael Gronager and Tigran Gambaryan talk cryptocurrency tracking
We go behind the scenes of the new book by WIRED’s Andy Greenberg, "Tracers in the Dark." It explains how a handful of entrepreneurs and investigator…
3 years, 2 months ago
62. How a mathematician and an entrepreneur helped law enforcement take a bite out of crypto crime
When cryptocurrency burst on the scene in 2008, it was touted as anonymous — a boon to cyber criminals all over the world. Then a few mathematicians …
3 years, 2 months ago
61. Snowmen in the park and Iran’s quiet viral dissent
Six months after demonstrators took to the streets of Iran hoping to end its draconian hijab laws and push for a change in the leadership, the protes…
3 years, 2 months ago
60. Clear the runway: Ukraine's model pilots
Drones of all shapes and sizes are part of the war effort in the skies above Ukraine. Some are helping kill the enemy; others spy on formations and g…
3 years, 3 months ago
59. What the cyber war in Ukraine is teaching us
In a recent conversation on WAMU’s nationally syndicated show 1A, we talked about lessons learned one year into the world’s first truly hybrid war. T…
3 years, 3 months ago
58. Enemy of the State (Part 2) : ¿Quién es Guacamaya? (Who is Guacamaya?)
We follow up last week’s episode on spyware and the Mexican military with a look at Guacamaya, the hacktivist collective that helped provide key docu…
3 years, 3 months ago
57. Enemy of the State (Part 1): Mexico, spyware, and a secret military intelligence unit
A new report has published classified documents and internal memos that make clear the Mexican Army bought Pegasus spyware and systematically deploye…
3 years, 3 months ago
56. Ukraine’s drone whisperers: What the weapons are telling us
Russia has deployed the Iranian-built Shahed drone to wreak havoc on Ukraine’s infrastructure. We speak to a man who is a kind of drone whisperer. Af…
3 years, 4 months ago
55. Oyez, Oyez, Oyez: Twenty-six words get their day in the High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case that will consider a 1995 law that shields social media companies from liability. Gon…
3 years, 4 months ago
54. Miss Lonelyhearts and the money mules
In a special Valentine’s Day episode, we look at the evolution of romance scams. They aren’t just about bilking lonely people out of their life savin…
3 years, 4 months ago