66. ‘Operation Cookie Monster' and the Genesis takedown
The Department of Justice says last month’s effort to bring down the Genesis Marketplace represents a departure from traditional law enforcement actions. ‘Operation Cookie Monster' wasn’t about nabbin...
9 Maj 202321min
65. Morality in Iraq: You should worry because there’s an app for that
The Iraqi government has unveiled an app that helps ordinary citizens report “indecent” content online. Since its introduction, the Ballegh app has received some 144,000 reports. And the Iraqi app isn...
2 Maj 202325min
64. Portrait of Bassterlord as a young man
What makes a hacker tick? That’s what we wanted to find out when we reached out to Bassterlord, a 27-year-old hacker in Ukraine who joined some of the most infamous hacking crews of our time. Research...
25 Apr 202324min
63. Tracers on the stage: Andy Greenberg, Michael Gronager and Tigran Gambaryan talk cryptocurrency tracking
We go behind the scenes of the new book by WIRED’s Andy Greenberg, "Tracers in the Dark." It explains how a handful of entrepreneurs and investigators demystified cryptocurrency tracking. Recently, we...
18 Apr 202330min
62. How a mathematician and an entrepreneur helped law enforcement take a bite out of crypto crime
When cryptocurrency burst on the scene in 2008, it was touted as anonymous — a boon to cyber criminals all over the world. Then a few mathematicians and some federal agents proved otherwise, in a way ...
11 Apr 202323min
61. Snowmen in the park and Iran’s quiet viral dissent
Six months after demonstrators took to the streets of Iran hoping to end its draconian hijab laws and push for a change in the leadership, the protests have moved online — into a quiet civil disobedie...
4 Apr 202321min
60. Clear the runway: Ukraine's model pilots
Drones of all shapes and sizes are part of the war effort in the skies above Ukraine. Some are helping kill the enemy; others spy on formations and guide bombs to their targets. We take you inside a s...
28 Mars 202321min
59. What the cyber war in Ukraine is teaching us
In a recent conversation on WAMU’s nationally syndicated show 1A, we talked about lessons learned one year into the world’s first truly hybrid war. The conversation happened amid a report from Microso...
21 Mars 202322min
