Former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and podcast co-hosts. Listen to Tarbell, co-founder of the elite cybersecurity firm NAXO, and Monsegur, a top network penetration tester and security engineer, break down the must-know cybersecurity news and topics of the week. You’ll walk away from each episode with unique perspectives on keeping your family, your company, and yourself safe from cyber attacks.
The $6 Billion Crypto Hack That Took 20 Minutes
Chris and Hector break down the record-setting Binance hack, which the FBI has attributed to North Korea, and what billions in rapidly frozen funds say about how decentralized crypto really is. They also cover a compromised third-party script that drained Polymarket accounts, a DNS hijacking at name.com that targeted DeFi projects, and Claude’s new restrictions on cloning video games. Plus a cheap aftermarket car stereo found loaded with backdoors, and a university employee who won a religious accommodation to avoid using AI at work.
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