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Darknet Diaries

by Jack Rhysider

Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime. ¿Hablas español? Escucha en español aquí ➔ https://darknetdiaries.com/es/

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LOW - Now Available

After 8 years, LOW is finally here. A story about the weight of being and the wreckage of waking up. Five episodes. Five descents. LOW is an audio journey into the unlit

Sep 22
3 min

179: The Courthouse - Revisited

In this episode we follow up with Gabby and Justin from Episode 59 - two seasoned penetration testers who tell us a story about the time when they tried to break into a c

Sep 1
1 h 35 min

LOW - Trailer

After 8 years, LOW is finally here. A story about the weight of being and the wreckage of waking up. Five episodes. Five descents. LOW is an audio journey into the unlit

Aug 6
2 min

178: Ubiquiti

Nickolas Sharp worked for Ubiquiti, a company that makes networking equipment. He noticed that there were some security problems at work. He tried to point them out, but

Aug 4
36 min

177: National Public Data

This is the story of the hacker known as "USDoD". When he was young he had a vengeance on the US, and this lead him down a road of continual data breaches, until he hacke

Jul 21
47 min

176: NSL

One day Nick got a visit from the FBI demanding he give them data on one of his customers. They asked for it in the form of a National Security Letter or NSL. Something w

Jul 7
1 h 06 min

175: Bayrob

It started with a fake car listing on eBay. What looked like a simple online scam quietly grew, over more than a decade, into one of the most sophisticated cybercrime op

Jun 2
1 h 36 min

174: Pacific Rim

For six years, Sophos fought a secret cyber war against a state-backed hacking group targeting its firewalls. This forced Sophos to drastically change tactics to properly

May 5
1 h 30 min

173: Tarjeteros

In the streets of the Dominican Republic, a new economy thrives in the shadows. It’s built not on tourism or sugar, but on stolen data. They call them tarjeteros. And the

Apr 21
38 min

172: SuperBox

What if there was a device which gave you endless movies and TV shows without ads? Ok great sign me up! In this episode we interview “D3ada55”, who found such a device, b

Apr 7
1 h 27 min

171: Melody Fraud

What if the music charts you see aren’t real? What if the numbers that define success can be manufactured? We talked to Andrew, a man who has spent his career on both sid

Mar 3
1 h 09 min

170: Phrack

Phrack is legendary. It is the oldest, and arguably the most prestigious, underground hacking magazine in the world. It started in 1985 and is still running today. In th

Feb 3
45 min

169: MoD

Legion of Doom, step aside. There’s a new elite hacker group in town, and they’re calling themselves Masters of Deception (MoD). With tactics that are grittier and more s

Jan 20
1 h 06 min

168: LoD

The Legion of Doom (LoD) wasn’t just a “hacker group”, it captured the essence of underground hacking in the 80s/90s. BBSes, phreaking, rival crews, and the crackdowns th

Jan 6
1 h 17 min

167: Threatlocker

A manufacturer gets hit with ransomware. A hospital too. Learn how Threatlocker stops these types of attacks. This episode is brought to you by Threatlocker. SponsorsThi

Dec 23 2025
49 min

166: Maxie

Maxie Reynolds loves an adventure, especially the kind where she’s breaking into buildings (legally). In this episode, she shares stories from her time as a professional

Dec 2 2025
1 h 01 min

165: Tanya

Tanya Janca is a globally recognized AppSec (application security) expert and founder of We Hack Purple. In this episode, she shares wild stories from the front lines of

Nov 4 2025
47 min

164: Oak Cliff Swipers

He started small, swiping cards, buying gift cards, and cashing out. It spiraled into a full‑blown criminal enterprise. Dozens of co‑conspirators, stacks of stolen plasti

Oct 7 2025
1 h 28 min

163: Ola

In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador for being a Russian hacker. Find Ola on X: https://x.com/olabini. Or visit his webs

Sep 2 2025
1 h 22 min

162: Hieu

All Hieu Minh Ngo wanted was to make money online. But when he stumbled into the dark web, he found more than just opportunity, he found a global dark market. What starte

Aug 5 2025
1 h 33 min

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#4
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96
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#23 — Technology US

What listeners say

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This podcast is incredible and if you listen to every episode you will practically have a masters in cyber security. Great story telling. Engaging content and always relevant to the latest in the cyber industry news.

HonestlyBrother · Sep 2026

Darknet Diaries started as a recommendation from an AI, and honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. At first, the host’s voice felt a little corny, and I’ll admit, the whole vibe came off a bit cheesy. But like a piece of clever spyware that quietly settles in, this show worked its way into my routine over time. A few episodes in, I was hooked. Three weeks of binge-listening later, I can say this podcast is absolutely worth it. The storytelling is sharp, the topics are fascinating, and the mix of hacking, cyber crime, and cyber security makes every episode feel like you’ve been handed a secret pass into a hidden world. The host’s dad-joke energy somehow becomes part of the charm. What starts a little awkward turns into a signature style that keeps you listening. If you like true stories with suspense, technical intrigue, and just enough personality to keep it human, Darknet Diaries delivers. I came for curiosity. I stayed because I couldn’t stop listening. -Pat Chwork

RWLZDJ · Jul 2026

Jack is such a great storyteller! And he’s inviting us to enter a world that is more or less a mystery to me - and I’m sure many others. We get a bit of cyber history, a bit of adventure, interesting interviews, and a few valuable tips on cyber security. I was hooked from the first episode I listened to. Great podcast!

Lauren1850 · Jan 2026

wholly nonplussed to know there’s only one guy, jack rhysider, producing, cradle to grave, the every episode. researching, interviewing, recording, editing, etc. one exception, someone dope spins the music. i’ve heard eight episodes so far. towering, mind blowing stories. all meet or exceed the content and production value of podcasts like radiolab, selected shorts, this american life, criminal, etc. those shows have small production armies. i’ve been listening to podcasts for a decade and have never considered subscribing or donating. darknet will be the first. fr.

J L Weis · May 2025

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