Episode
98: Zero Day Brokers
53:13
Published: Tue Aug 03 2021
Description
Zero day brokers are people who make or sell malware that’s sold to people who will use that malware to exploit people. It’s a strange and mysterious world that not many people know a lot about. Nicole Perlroth, who is a cybersecurity reporter for the NY Times, dove in head first which resulted in her writing a whole book on it. Affiliate link for book: This is How They Tell Me The World Ends (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1635576059/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1635576059&linkCode=as2&tag=tunn01-20&linkId=0aa8c966d98b49a7927bfc29aac76bbe) Audiobook deal: Try Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=pf4&tag=tunn01-20&linkId=31042b955d5e6d639488dc084711d033) Sponsors Support for this show comes from IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet. And use promo code DARKNET. Support for this show comes from Privacy.com. Privacy allows you to create anonymous debit cards instantly to use for online shopping. Visit privacy.com/darknet to get a special offer. View all active sponsors. Sources Nicole’s Book: This is How They Tell Me the World Ends https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/technology/chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
The Darknet Diaries explores the secretive world of zero-day brokers, where people find vulnerabilities in systems and sell them to governments and companies that use them to attack others.
00:00 - 01:44 (01:44)
Summary
The Darknet Diaries explores the secretive world of zero-day brokers, where people find vulnerabilities in systems and sell them to governments and companies that use them to attack others. The episode delves into the implications of this industry.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Nicole Perlroth, a cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter at The New York Times, talks about the issue of digital espionage and cybersecurity threats that newsrooms and companies are currently facing.
01:44 - 12:19 (10:35)
Summary
Nicole Perlroth, a cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter at The New York Times, talks about the issue of digital espionage and cybersecurity threats that newsrooms and companies are currently facing.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The latest episode talks about the presence of gray markets that are buying and selling zero-day exploits.
12:19 - 22:12 (09:52)
Summary
The latest episode talks about the presence of gray markets that are buying and selling zero-day exploits. These exploits are vulnerabilities in software that the makers don't even know exist yet.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The development of America's offensive cyber exploitation programs are classified, making it difficult to find sources willing to talk about it for the book "A Burglar's Guide to the City."
22:12 - 37:11 (14:59)
Summary
The development of America's offensive cyber exploitation programs are classified, making it difficult to find sources willing to talk about it for the book "A Burglar's Guide to the City." The Soviet Union went to great lengths to bug the American embassy in Moscow, but the US government was able to intercept their attempts and remove all bugs from the embassy's equipment before bringing them back to America.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Cybersecurity expert, Kim Zetter, talks about North Korea's hacking activities, including how they have developed a reputation for creating some of the easiest to use and reliable hacking tools, as well as their use of illegal hacking techniques.
37:11 - 43:26 (06:14)
Summary
Cybersecurity expert, Kim Zetter, talks about North Korea's hacking activities, including how they have developed a reputation for creating some of the easiest to use and reliable hacking tools, as well as their use of illegal hacking techniques.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Microsoft can't deny cooperating with the government, yet the perception of its relationship with it is a challenge they often face.
43:26 - 52:27 (09:00)
Summary
Microsoft can't deny cooperating with the government, yet the perception of its relationship with it is a challenge they often face. The dumping of an exploit online containing a zero-day in Microsoft's code that the NSA had held for over five years and was used in the NotPetya attack made matters worse for the company.
Episode98: Zero Day Brokers
PodcastDarknet Diaries
This episode features a book review of "This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends" by Nicole Perlroth, which provides insight into the esoteric world of zero-day brokers.
52:27 - 53:27 (01:00)
Summary
This episode features a book review of "This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends" by Nicole Perlroth, which provides insight into the esoteric world of zero-day brokers. The show notes include an affiliate link to Amazon and Audible for the book.