Best Francis Kong Podcasts (2024)

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Ticketmaster’s Billions in Barcodes Stolen + AI Misinformation Botnet + Breaking AT&T news 57:10

2d ago57:10

57:10

We got a lot of messages about the Ticketmaster hack that went down since our last episode. We dive into all the weird angles of that evolving story, a strange real time news update about the AT&T hack, and spend a surprising amount of time hyping a Canadian movie about Blackberry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice…

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Google Search Leaks 46:24

12d ago46:24

46:24

Few things impact the shape of the internet more than Google Search, yet its inner workings are mostly a mystery. In May, Rand Fishkin received alleged leaked documents that peal back the curtain as to how it works. We speak with Rand Fishkin about his involvement in the Google API leaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a…

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North Korean IT Scam + TikTok Zero Day + Consumer AI Gets Weird 1:01:00

1M ago1:01:00

1:01:00

We discuss a bunch of stories, including the bizarre tale of how an anonymous business registration company let a massive IT scam unfold in the US, a TikTok zero day, Microsoft recall and Apple Private Cloud Compute, and a home-brew cell tower hack in the UK. NOTE: I (JB) misspeak at about 18 minutes in. I say "US" when we're talking about the UK. …

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Apocalypse Kong: Kong Skull Island (with Dr Justin Mullis) 1:37:51

1M ago1:37:51

1:37:51

Dr Justin Mullis drops into the Explorers Club to discuss the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island. Topics include: -Japanese cryptozoology -The depiction of apes in popular culture -Kong as a colonial Lost World story? -the ecology of Skull Island -The significance of the 70s Vietnam setting -John Goodman and the Monarch organisation -Kong’s reinvention a…

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Hotline Hacked Vol. 3 53:32

2M ago53:32

53:32

It's our third call in episode and we're cooking now. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com. We discuss accidentally causing internet outages, creating a botnet pandoras box, and the proud tradition of hacking into stuff to play great songs the man does't want you to. Learn more about your ad …

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LockBitSupp Revealed? + The Cheyenne Supercomputer Gets Sold For Parts + FTX Gives a Bunch of Money Back 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

A chatty chat episode in which we discuss one of the wildest cases of tech depreciation ever, the potential unmasking of the operator behind a massive ransomware operation, a twist in the FTX case, and a bunch of other tangents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Hacked

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Hotline Hacked Vol. 2 1:12:43

3M ago1:12:43

1:12:43

It’s our second call in show episode. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com. We discuss hacking e-bike networks, an act of white hat kindness, an 1970's hack from the prairies, and how bots have turned everyone into a commodities trader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c…

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Just Like His Old Man: Son Of Kong (with Eddie Guimont) 1:16:45

3M ago1:16:45

1:16:45

Return to Skull Island back in 1933 with Eddie Guimont to see whether there's more to the overlooked SON OF KONG than you've heard. Topics include: -UPDATE ON PERCY FAWCETT’s LOST CITY! -Occult beliefs in Bolsonaro’s government -Was Kong intended to be sympathetic? -The origins & making of Son of Kong -The real-life colonial adventures of Kong’s cr…

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The iSoon Leaks 33:29

3M ago33:29

33:29

A data leak at a big Chinese security company reveals not just that they're engaged in state sponsored hacking-for-hire, but just how weirdly corporate a job that actually is. Our conversation with Mei Danowski, security researcher, about her analysis of the iSoon leaks. Check our her excellent Substack Natto thoughts: https://nattothoughts.substac…

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Gaming Chatty Chat 1:08:47

3M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Bonus Chat Episode. We both love (and make) video games. Thanks to our supporters, alongside our typical two episodes this month, we’re excited to drop this bonus episode where we chat about hacking games, making games, and playing games. If you want to support Hacked too, check out hackedpodcast.com to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. …

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The Real World 48:01

4M ago48:01

48:01

The story of an online business school and the ex-student warning that it might be a cult. Check out some of our guest Tim Hume’s excellent reporting at the links below: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaw7k/andrew-tate-the-real-world-cult https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7emvg/andrew-tate-channels-culled-by-youtube-after-revelations-about-get-ric…

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The Lost White Tribe (with Michael Robinson) 55:22

4M ago55:22

55:22

Cian chats with Michael Robinson, author of The Lost White Tribe. Topics include: -the story of Henry Morton Stanley and his 'white' Ruwenzori tribe, a story that was famous at the time but is almost never mentioned today even in biographies of Stanley -the birth of adventure fiction, the obsession with plots about lost cities and lost races -conne…

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Through the Crater's Rim by A. Hyatt Verrill 38:21

4M ago38:21

38:21

A lost race in Panama and some man-eating trees show up in this Amazing Stories tale from 1926, written by traveller and finder of Lost Worlds in fact and fiction, A. Hyatt Verrill! Buy Me A Coffee Read the story here

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Hong Kong Deepfake Heist + Three Million Toothbrush Botnet + Hacked Canada 57:39

4M ago57:39

57:39

A chatty chat episode in which Scott and Jordan discuss the proposed Flipper Zero ban in Canada, a chatbot that lied to an airline passenger, a multimillion dollar deepfake heist in Hong Kong, and the Satoshi Nakamoto court trial currently underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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The Pokédex 44:53

4M ago44:53

44:53

A lot of the tech we use today started out as a gizmo in a piece of science fiction. A conversation with Abe Haskins, creator of the DIY Pokédex, about how the sci-fi we love informs the tech we get, and how he hacked together an iconic piece of 90’s pop culture. Check out his excellent work at https://www.youtube.com/@abetoday Learn more about you…

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Frank Frazetta's Thun'da 36:40

4M ago36:40

36:40

A lost world comic book from the 50s drawn by the great Frank Frazetta!

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Pretend: The Stalker - Part 1 36:19

5M ago36:19

36:19

Two competing stories about a cyberstalking that all comes down to an IP address. Today's episode was a partnership with "Pretend," hosted by Javier Leiva. Pretend is a true crime podcast about con artists. Definitely check it out wherever you get your shows. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vaCjR7UvlN9aTIzW6kNCo Apple: https://podcasts.appl…

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Lost Valley Podcast - Episode Zero 27:31

5M ago27:31

27:31

Cian explains changes coming, a new show, a slight change of theme, and some behind-the-scenes info!

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The Limits of Flesh-And-Blood Cryptozoology (with Cameron McCormick 1:10:17

5M ago1:10:17

1:10:17

Cameron McCormick returns to discuss cryptozoological bestiaries that stretch the boundaries of belief with huge numbers of undiscovered critters running around. *NOTE: I made an error in referring to The Bigfoot Filmography. The book I actually had in mind was Cryptid Cinema by Stephen Bisette. I’m away from home for a few days but I’ll fix that w…

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The Malware Historian 46:48

5M ago46:48

46:48

Today malware is all nation state actors and organized crime, but in the beginning it was more about making a statement. Dan is a malware historian. He finds old hardware and viruses, runs them, and sees what happens. So we sat down to discuss the history of malware, where it's come from, and where he thinks it's going next. Check out his amazing Y…

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BADBOX 41:21

6M ago41:21

41:21

You can find all kinds of great deals on Android streaming TV boxes online. But sometimes something else comes in the box along with it. Our conversation with Lindsay Kaye - Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Human, and part of the security team that discovered that somewhere along the supply chain something else was getting installed into al…

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Business & Relationship Tactics of a Hollywood Wellness and Lifestyle Influencer 15:47

6M ago15:47

15:47

Learn more about Chantalynn Huynh: LinkedIn: Chantalynn Huynh Facebook: Chantalynn Huynh Twitter: Chantalynn (@Chantalynn1) Instagram: Chantalynn.la Visit her website at 👉🏻 www.chantalynn.comBy Steven Chan

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Francis Kong Podcasts

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Hacked

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The Lost Valley Podcast

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Ticketmaster’s Billions in Barcodes Stolen + AI Misinformation Botnet + Breaking AT&T news 57:10

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Google Search Leaks 46:24

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North Korean IT Scam + TikTok Zero Day + Consumer AI Gets Weird 1:01:00

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Apocalypse Kong: Kong Skull Island (with Dr Justin Mullis) 1:37:51

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Hotline Hacked Vol. 3 53:32

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LockBitSupp Revealed? + The Cheyenne Supercomputer Gets Sold For Parts + FTX Gives a Bunch of Money Back 1:00:10

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Hotline Hacked Vol. 2 1:12:43

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Just Like His Old Man: Son Of Kong (with Eddie Guimont) 1:16:45

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The iSoon Leaks 33:29

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Gaming Chatty Chat 1:08:47

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The Real World 48:01

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The Lost White Tribe (with Michael Robinson) 55:22

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Through the Crater's Rim by A. Hyatt Verrill 38:21

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Hong Kong Deepfake Heist + Three Million Toothbrush Botnet + Hacked Canada 57:39

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The Pokédex 44:53

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Frank Frazetta's Thun'da 36:40

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Pretend: The Stalker - Part 1 36:19

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Lost Valley Podcast - Episode Zero 27:31

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The Limits of Flesh-And-Blood Cryptozoology (with Cameron McCormick 1:10:17

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The Malware Historian 46:48

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BADBOX 41:21

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Business & Relationship Tactics of a Hollywood Wellness and Lifestyle Influencer 15:47

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