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John McAfee (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 4
After stepping away from his antivirus empire in 1994, John McAfee's life spiraled into a web of intrigue, controversy, and adventure. Part 2 dives into his astonishing transformation from tech pione…
Published on 8 months ago
John McAfee (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 3
John McAfee faced the Brain virus and built the world’s first commercial antivirus from his tiny California home, sparking a cybersecurity revolution. From a troubled childhood to coding for NASA, th…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Gordon Moore
Season 2 Episode 2
Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel and the mind behind Moore’s Law—the prediction that has shaped the pace of technological advancement for decades. From his early fascination with chemistry to re…
Published on 9 months ago
Linus Torvalds
Season 2 Episode 1
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. From his early coding days on a VIC-20 to launching an open-source revolution, Linus’s journey is packed with innovation, bold decisions, and even a l…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Stuxnet
Season 1 Episode 10
The world changed forever in 2010. Stuxnet revolutionized the way nations waged war in cyberspace, and there was no turning back. At Iran’s nuclear facility, centrifuges were mysteriously failing, le…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Conficker
Season 1 Episode 9
The infamous Conficker worm, a piece of malware that shook the cybersecurity world in 2008. Conficker exploited a vulnerability in Windows systems (MS08-067) to spread rapidly across millions of mach…
Published on 11 months ago
Agent.BTZ
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode, we dive into the Agent.BTZ cyber incident—a sophisticated worm that penetrated U.S. military networks through a simple USB drive. Traced to Russian cyber espionage actors, this attac…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Zeus (Money Mules)
Season 1 Episode 7
Let's dive deep into the shadowy world of money mules—unwitting intermediaries in online scams and cybercrime. From stolen banking credentials to elaborate parcel reshipping schemes, scammers rely on…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Poison Ivy
Season 1 Episode 6
In college, I once showed my class the reality of Remote Access Trojans (RATs) with a live demo—showing how easily someone could take over a computer with the right tool. Years later, the real-world …
Published on 1 year ago
Mydoom
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode, we dive into the chaotic rise of the Mydoom worm, one of the fastest-spreading computer worms ever recorded. From its origins in Russia to its DDoS attacks on SCO Group and Microsoft…
Published on 1 year ago