{"podcast":{"title":"Hacked","slug":"hacked-1089107","podcast_index_feed_id":1089107,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/hackedpodcast","website_url":"https://www.hackedpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0c76db20-2061-11ea-96ff-033d17178dbd/image/5ed4fa16d32770a32d2149c338668e46.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hacked","episode_count":152,"summary":"Strange tales of hacking, tech, internet grifters, AI, and security with Jordan & Scott. Are internet hitmen really a thing? What does someone do with a crypto wallet full of millions and a lost password? Did a Minecraft scammer really hack the president? Hacked is a technology show about people hacking things together and apart, with your old pals Jordan Bloemen and Scott Francis Winder. Get at us via get@hackedpodcast.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacked-1089107"},"episode":{"title":"Danabot: The Malware Operation That infected Itself","slug":"danabot-the-malware-operation-that-infected-itself","published_at":"2025-06-16T03:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacked-1089107/danabot-the-malware-operation-that-infected-itself","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacked-1089107","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV7661509339.mp3?updated=1749851913","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV7661509339.mp3?updated=1749851913","summary":"In this episode: the inside story of Danabot, the malware-as-a-service platform that thrived in the shadows for nearly a decade—until a critical mistake exposed its creators. Just last week, U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against sixteen alleged operators, using evidence pulled not from a takedown, but from Danabot’s own infection logs. Plus: a roundup of other top stories. Last week was a rerun—life got a little hectic—so we kept the mic hot and recorded a 90-minute marathon episode to make up for it. Let us know if you're intro it. Hacked is brought to you by Push Security Check them out at pushsecurity.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode: the inside story of Danabot, the malware-as-a-service platform that thrived in the shadows for nearly a decade—until a critical mistake e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacked-1089107/episodes/danabot-the-malware-operation-that-infected-itself/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacked-1089107/danabot-the-malware-operation-that-infected-itself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}