Hacked - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Pure excitement every time my feed shows a new episode. Fascinating pod with great reporting, investigation, and sources. Just one thing… CAN YOU PLEASE LINK THE MUSIC OR LITERALLY ANY CONTACT INFO? LIKE 99% OF OTHER SHOWS? Maybe I’m just a noob. Wish I could make contact and at least ask about the music. Love this show though.

Love the show guys. I’m a pentester/red teamer myself so I appreciate having a relaxed show that focuses more on casual conversations than technical explanations and deep dives. Everything doesn’t need to be a technical exposé and you do a great job of maintaining that conversation with your audience.

One piece of advice though… PLEASE FIX YOUR AUDIO BALANCING!! Your audio in a lot of episodes (even the brand new ones) has such a huge volume range that it requires constant adjusting on your audiences side. Please balance your audio so that it’s volume equalized. I think it’s from moving backwards away from the mic and then forward back towards the mic. Either way it makes it difficult to listen to the show when in the car. It’s easier with headphones because you can equalize the volume levels in your phone software. Anyway, please fix it.

Five stars even with the audio problems.

I am not a an individual who is drawn to technology. I am very much analog, in nature. Even though computers hold zero fascination for me, I really value this program. The stories are basically human interest stories. Software and hardware certainly play significant roles in the story, but the personalities of the hackers and groups of hackers is the star of the show. These gentlemen have a smooth and easy banter, as well. They don’t interrupt each other and the sarcasm is nothing short of exquisite.

As good as or better than earliest days of reply all (rip) - easy on the ears, long on wit, & excellent taste overall. Great podcast- thank you gentlemen.

I first came across Hacked through their episode The Red Teamer, which was fantastic. The guest, a red teamer turned entrepreneur, shared insightful experiences from the industry and discussed the shift toward identity-based security. As a security professional, I found it fascinating to hear about real-world vulnerabilities and how attacks have evolved over time. This episode had depth, a great guest, and valuable takeaways—exactly what I was looking for.

Encouraged by that episode, I started exploring more of the podcast. Unfortunately, I found a disappointing pattern. While the show excels at drawing listeners in with strong hooks and compelling intros, the rest of the episode often turns into surface-level discussion rather than deep analysis. It feels like two guys casually chatting about cybersecurity news rather than breaking down attacks in a meaningful way.

A great example of this was the Ticketmaster breach episode. The intro set high expectations, making it seem like we’d get a well-researched breakdown of how two different groups exploited Ticketmaster—one stealing millions of barcodes, the other reverse-engineering the SafeTix algorithm. But instead of diving into the technical details, the episode quickly veered into a broad discussion about Ticketmaster’s reputation, its secondary market monopoly, and general opinions on the company. There was little to no real analysis of the breach itself—no insight into attack methods, security takeaways, or how the industry might respond to such threats.

Overall, Hacked has potential, but it needs more substance. If the hosts focused on deeper research—examining the technical aspects of attacks, lessons learned, and industry implications—this could be an excellent podcast. Right now, it too often feels like commentary on security headlines rather than an informative deep dive. I’m giving it 2 out of 5 stars because, while I really enjoyed The Red Teamer, the lack of meaningful analysis in other episodes left me frustrated. I hope the hosts consider adding more depth to their discussions in the future.