Episode
A Petabyte of Data Stolen and Nobody Noticed
- Podcast
- Hacker And The Fed
- Published
- Mar 19, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3625
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CON8023273531.mp3
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacker-and-the-fed-5741273/episodes/a-petabyte-of-data-stolen-and-nobody-noticed/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed-5741273/a-petabyte-of-data-stolen-and-nobody-noticed.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Chris and Hector break down a massive breach involving claims of a petabyte of stolen data and question how something that large could go unnoticed. They also dive into a critical vulnerability in McKinsey’s internal AI platform that exposed millions of records through basic API and SQL flaws, along with ongoing credential theft campaigns targeting VPN users Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/c/hackerandthefed Send HATF your questions at [email protected]