Malicious Life Podcast

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Malicious Life tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journalists, and politicians.

The wildest cybersecurity stories you can imagine, told by experts & hackers. Lock your door, wipe your drive, and listen to a history you never knew existed.

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Best Malicious Life Stories from 2019

To close out the year and celebrate seventy episodes of Malicious Life, here are the best cybersecurity podcast episodes we released in 2019.

Season 3 Highlights

The Problem with Passwords

Passwords are both the most essential, and, arguably, one of the most vulnerable features of the modern internet. There are flaws inherent to the mechanism of authenticating users by static password strings.

The Half Life 2 Hack

In one of the most interesting, yet relatively unknown cybersecurity stories, a young hacker attempts to steal his favorite game prior to its release and then attempts to blackmail his victims into hiring him.

How is Spyware Legal?

Today's Cyber Stalkers have free access to almost government-grade spyware software with which they can terrorize their victims. Who's enabling the commercial spyware market?

The Max Headroom Signal Hijack

On November 22nd, 1987, a hacker took over the signals of two Chicago-area TV stations and broadcast two bizarre and somewhat vulgar messages. In this episode we explore this notorious hack, and its implications on the nature of hacking in general.