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Hacker And The Fed

by Chris Tarbell & Hector Monsegur

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About the show

Former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell, and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker turned network penetration tester, Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu), once faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and now podcast co-hosts. Whether you are a legal professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or forensic investigator, Chris and Hector will bring you their unique perspectives on the latest developments in cybersecurity.

Latest episodes

700 AI Agents Broke Through Their Guardrails

October 1, 2026 · 56 min

Chris and Hector break down a $350 million crypto theft suspected to involve North Korean hackers, a massive map exposing hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras, and the arrest of an alleged Shiny Hunters associate. Then they dig…
Gemini Escaped Its Test and Started Hacking Real Companies

September 24, 2026 · 55 min

Chris and Hector break down Google's undercover infiltration of hacker group Team PCP, a bug bounty researcher gaining command execution while testing OpenAI, and attackers impersonating European law enforcement to obtain sensitive banking…
AI Can Clone Your Wife's Voice in Real Time

September 17, 2026 · 49 min

Chris and Hector break down a real-time AI voice scam that impersonated a victim's wife, the Microsoft vulnerability researcher publicly releasing exploits after his firing, and growing concerns from AI insiders about self-improving…
153 Million Driver's Licenses Are for Sale

September 10, 2026 · 53 min

Chris and Hector discuss a service claiming to sell more than 153 million driver's licenses, malware hijacking authenticated Claude sessions to drain AI usage, and research into LG smart TVs collecting data from inside users' homes. They…
Your Router Might Come With a Backdoor Already Installed

September 3, 2026 · 52 min

Chris and Hector break down routers shipping with built-in backdoors, new details about AI agents escaping their sandboxes and attacking real infrastructure, the arrests of two young hackers in Australia, a major breach targeting…
AI Is Getting Access to Your Private Messages

August 27, 2026 · 50 min

Chris and Hector debate whether paper password books are actually safer, break down a “zombie card” attack on expired credit cards, discuss millions of allegedly stolen Microsoft records, and examine the privacy and security risks of…
Someone Tried to Hack the Court With an AI Prompt

August 20, 2026 · 49 min

Chris and Hector break down a $34 million bank heist that looks suspiciously like an inside job, hidden AI prompts in court filings, a new government-backed cyber operations program, and hundreds of fake VPN extensions spying on…
The Cybersecurity Industry Can’t Keep Up With AI

August 13, 2026 · 45 min

Chris and Hector break down why ransomware gangs are shifting their focus from executives to mid-level employees, another AI model escaping its cybersecurity sandbox, uncertainty surrounding CMMC requirements, the decline of HackerOne, and…