Hacker And The Fed
Former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell, and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker turned network penetration tester, Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu), once faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and now podcast co-hosts. Whether you are a legal professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or forensic investigator, Chris and Hector will bring you their unique perspectives on the latest developments in cybersecurity.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
2023 Hacking Predictions, Bug Bounty Hunters, And The Super Bowl Sunday Hack
This week on Hacker And Fed Hector makes some predictions of the hacks we will see in 2023. We also discuss bug bounty hunters, how they're not getting paid what they deserve and why they may take th…
00:49:48 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Cyber In The News: Important Stories Slipping Under The Radar
This week on Hacker and the Fed we discuss a variety of recent news stories, including a report of a messaging service selling access to user data, bootleg network devices being sold through certifie…
00:51:09 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Twitter's Data Leak, Russian Hacking Crew "Cold River", and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And Fed we discuss Twitter's data leak, explaining APIs and how to better protect ourselves. We also touch on the Russian hacking crew "Cold River" and answer some listener questi…
01:00:41 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Cell Phone Eavesdropping, Tupac and Biggie in New Zealand, and Botnets
This week on Hacker And Fed we tackle IMSI Catchers, or cell phone eavesdropping devices after one was found by French authorities in the back of a vehicle near the US embassy in Paris. We also cover…
00:49:25 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Cyber Warfare With Special Guest Jeffrey Carr
This week on Hacker And Fed we tackle cyber warfare with special guest Jeff Carr. Jeff authored the book "Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld" and is an expert on how nation-states, gr…
00:49:48 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
The Perspective Of A Hacker, Questions For Sabu
This week on Hacker And Fed we select a number of audience questions specifically directed toward Hector, and he answers them from the perspective of his former self, Sabu. We cover questions like "w…
01:03:41 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
The Infamous Shadow Brokers and Apple's New Security Posture
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the infamous Shadow Brokers, a group (or individual hacker) who compromised the NSA back in 2016. We explore and explain this hack from the perspective of a…
00:50:27 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
CISA’s Small Business Security Guidance and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss a recent paper published by CISA (The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) detailing how to help secure your small business online. We also ans…
00:56:24 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Sabu and Recursion Face to Face, Former Hackers Reunite Over War Stories
This week on Hacker And The Fed we have our first ever guest. Former Black Hat and former member of LulzSec, Cody Kretsinger. Hector and Cody go back nearly 20 years to the earliest days of online ha…
00:58:29 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Hector's Decision To Work With The FBI
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss Hector's decision to work with the FBI. To change the course of his life and begin the journey to where he is now. We explore his moral considerations as we…
00:43:54 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
The Silk Road Bitcoin Hack
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the recent seizure related to Silk Road, the black market website Chris took down in 2013. Silk Road is back in the news as the IRS just recently caught a m…
00:26:18 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
The Dropbox Hack And Questions About The FBI
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the recent DropBox hack that relied on a phishing attack to steal credentials as well as multi-factor authentication codes. We also discuss other tactics at…
00:46:49 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
NSO Group’s Pegasus & IRC Wars
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss the NSO Group’s zero-click iPhone exploit, also known as Pegasus, a powerful tool that can be used to take full control of a target’s iPhone without their k…
00:46:21 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Cyber Security Whac-A-Mole, Getting Arrested By The FBI, And Protecting Your Small Business
This week on Hacker And The Fed we answer audience questions. We discuss the future of cyber security and whether we will ever get ahead of the bad guys. We also detail what it's like to be arrested …
00:44:29 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Social Engineering & "Vishing"
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss voice fishing, or "vishing," and the social engineering tactics behind this attack.
You know those spam calls you get? Well sometimes those are actually soc…
00:32:16 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
The Origin Story
On this first episode of Hacker And The Fed, Chris and Hector tell their origin story. Hector details the journey from his first time on the internet to becoming a globally infamous black hat hacker.…
00:56:16 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Introducing Hacker And The Fed
Former FBI special agent Chris Tarbell and former Anonymous blackhat Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) first faced-off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and podcast co-hosts. Listen…
00:02:43 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
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