{"podcast":{"title":"ShadowTalk: Powered by ReliaQuest","slug":"shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547","podcast_index_feed_id":61547,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2154459.rss","website_url":"https://reliaquest.com/shadowtalk/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wros64kx60j7mheqh9qpjzt1mjy2?.jpg","author":"ReliaQuest","episode_count":480,"summary":"Want to hear what industry experts really think about the cyber threats they face? ShadowTalk is a weekly cybersecurity podcast, made by practitioners for practitioners, featuring analytical insights on the latest cybersecurity news and threat research. Threat Intelligence Analyst John Dilgen brings extensive expertise in cyber threat intelligence and incident response, specializing in researching threats impacting ReliaQuest customers. John and his guests provide practical perspectives on the week’s top cybersecurity news and share knowledge and best practices to help businesses mitigate the most pertinent cyber threats. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at www.reliaquest.com .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:20:33.755009+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547"},"episode":{"title":"Akira, ShinyHunters, and The Gentlemen: Extortion Lessons From Early 2026","slug":"akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026","published_at":"2026-05-06T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547/akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2154459/episodes/19135613-akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2154459/episodes/19135613-akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026.mp3","summary":"What factors have driven the top ransomware and extortion groups' success in early 2026? And how should organizations structure their defenses to protect against them? Join hosts Alexandra and John as they discuss: How Akira is exploiting unknown assets inherited through M&AWhy ShinyHunters' vishing and SaaS misconfiguration models workHow The Gentlemen grew 588% quarter-over-quarter Two questions your organization should be asking right now: Have you run a full asset discovery sweep...","meta_description":"What factors have driven the top ransomware and extortion groups' success in early 2026? And how should organizations structure their defenses to protect…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2095,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547/episodes/akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shadowtalk-powered-by-reliaquest-61547/akira-shinyhunters-and-the-gentlemen-extortion-lessons-from-early-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}