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S3E67 | Lockbit and the stories behind ransomware with Jon DiMaggio

We go behind the scenes with Jon DiMaggio of Ransomware Diaries. As the chief security strategist at Analyst 1, Jon has conducted in-depth investigations of ransomware groups, including the famed Lockbit gang. He tells us the open-source tactics he uses and how cyberthreats can take a mental toll.

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S2E61 | OPSEC on the internet’s dark side with Sam Bent
S2E61 | OPSEC on the internet’s dark side with Sam Bent

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S2E51 | Leveraging generative AI for OSINT
S2E51 | Leveraging generative AI for OSINT

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S2E48 | GEOINT for funsies with JoseMonkey
S2E48 | GEOINT for funsies with JoseMonkey

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S1E22 | Intelligence sharing for the…
S1E22 | Intelligence sharing for the greater good

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S1E21 | Information is not intelligence
S1E21 | Information is not intelligence

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Red team, blue team, stopping hack fiends

S1E20 | Red team, blue team, stopping…
S1E20 | Red team, blue team, stopping hack fiends

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S1E19 | You dark web questions answered

S1E19 | Your dark web questions answered
S1E19 | Your dark web questions answered

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Dark web stories

S1E18 | Dear Darknet Diaries: dark web…
S1E18 | Dear Darknet Diaries: dark web stories with Jack Rhysider

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the silk road

S1E17 | The Silk Road and other dark…
S1E17 | The Silk Road and other dark destinations with Eileen Ormsby

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Dark web research

S1E16 | Dark web research tips for the…
S1E16 | Dark web research tips for the OSINT-curious

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Investigating financial crimes

S1E15 | Investigating financial crimes…
S1E15 | Investigating financial crimes on the dark web

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Follow the money: how cryptocurrency shines a light in the dark web

S1E14 | Follow the money: how…
S1E14 | Follow the money: how cryptocurrency shines a light in the dark web

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Matt Ashburn
Matt Ashburn
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Self-described "recovering CISO," Matt is a former CIA cybersecurity officer and director on the National Security Council. He brings his nearly 20 years' experience in intelligence and cybersecurity to the show each week. When not hosting NeedleStack, he's Caribbean island hopping or navigating DC's Flight Restricted Zone.

Jeff Phillips
Jeff Phillips
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Jeff is a tech industry veteran of more than 20 years (take that, Matt), launching products and SaaS solutions in startups and Fortune 100 companies. If curiosity killed the cat, Jeff has nine lives. If he wasn't hosting NeedleStack, he'd be doing a podcast on: gym rats and obsessive lawn care.

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