163. Mic Drop: From banned to beloved, the Taliban’s unexpected embrace of the Internet
Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership may have smashed TVs in the 1990s, but these days they are embracing slickly-produced videos and social media influencers to try to rehab their image abroad. Afghan an...
6 Sep 202410min
162. Ehtesab in Afghanistan: an app’s struggle to survive under the Taliban
Technology has changed the way countries wage war, and today, we look at an app in Afghanistan that wanted to change the way people on the ground experienced it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail...
3 Sep 202429min
161. Mic Drop: Can ransomware be an act of terror?
New legislation is seeking to designate some ransomware attacks as acts of terror. Former FBI agent John Riggi talks about the proposal and how it might change the battle against ransomware gangs. Le...
30 Aug 202413min
160. Anatomy of a fall: One rural hospital’s ransomware story
Sky Lakes Medical Center in south central Oregon never imagined it could be on the receiving end of a ransomware attack. Then Ryuk put them in the crosshairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.pr...
27 Aug 202431min
159. Mic Drop: The NSA’s Cryptologic Museum - a spycatcher’s dream
Just a stone’s throw from the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, the National Cryptologic Museum displays dozens of rarely seen code breaking machines that, quite literally, changed the course of history...
23 Aug 202412min
158. The antidote to our disinformation woes? Just a dash of fun
For years now, the Internet has trafficked in things that are more mean than fun. Disinformation, online bullying, and a general malaise are all over social media. We talk to former Stanford Internet ...
20 Aug 202427min
157. Mic Drop: For researcher Alison Nixon, young cybercriminals are ‘objectively interesting’
We talk with Unit 221B’s Allison Nixon about young cybercriminals, radicalization, and the search for self in the virtual world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
16 Aug 202413min
156. Something different: a hacker redemption story
This isn’t your typical hacker tale. The one about boy meets computer, boy loves computer, boy weaponizes computer to commit crimes. This is about what comes after that. Learn about your ad choices: ...
13 Aug 202433min
