Best The Cyber Nerds Podcasts (2025)

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Sakamoto Days S1.E4 'Hard-Boiled' Review 10:30

12d ago10:30

10:30

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! With the poison-wielding hitman taken out, the Sakamotos head to their next attraction, where they're ambushed by Dondenkai Ltd's ultimate assassin duo. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of us? Subscribe to our …

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RBTALKS6: Will Thomas on the Black Basta leaks 25:06

9h ago25:06

25:06

In this Risky Business Talks interview we invited Will Thomas to talk about the recent leak of internal chats from the Black Basta ransomware group. Will works as a CTI researcher for data center giant Equinix and is also the co-founder of a community research project for CTI analysts called Curated Intelligence. Will walks us through the Black Bas…

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Between Two Nerds: NSA's 9 to 5 hacking campaign 35:29

18h ago35:29

35:29

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq take a deep dive into incident response reports from Chinese cybersecurity firms that attribute the hack of one of the country’s top seven defence universities to the US National Security Agency. These reports were collated and translated into English by the security researcher known as In…

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Risky Bulletin: Trump admin halts Russia cyber operations 7:33

1d ago7:33

7:33

The Trump administration stops treating Russian hackers as a threat, Meta seeks a permanent NSO injunction, new Cellebrite zero-days come to light, and big name Russian cyber criminals get … home detention. Show notes

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Sponsored: Prowler on the Open Cloud Security Movement 13:53

1d ago13:53

13:53

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Toni de la Fuente, founder and CEO of cloud security firm Prowler. Toni talks about his company’s latest effort, the Open Cloud Security Movement, an initiative to get more cloud security vendors to open-source their core projects. Show notes Open Cloud Security Prowler on Gi…

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1743 - "MAGAREXIA" 3:19:24

17h ago3:19:24

3:19:24

No Agenda Episode 1743 - "MAGAREXIA" "MAGAREXIA" Executive Producers: Commodore Joel Sides Sir Dude Named Ralph Libby Barich Abilson dos Santos Commodore G Sir Weegee The Famous Jeffrey Rea Sir RadarRider Geoffrey Hodge Associate Executive Producers: Dame Rita Matthew Martell Eli the coffee guy Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer resumes Become a m…

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#7 The 2am Rat-versity, Get to know Tom and Chickens or Dickens? 59:32

1d ago59:32

59:32

The Saturday Drop In couldn't have started without Shannon's 2am wake-up call being not up to scratch! Guess The Year! We uncover the best singles of this year as well as big UK news stories too. Who knew that Glastonbury's first festival had 1,500 attendees? We got to know Tom a little bit more during our show - as well as podcast exclusive questi…

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From the Archives 23:07

3d ago23:07

23:07

For the final episode of the season, our host Bryson Bort reflects on four years and forty episodes of Hack the Plan[e]t, and picks a few favorites. Episode 8, DoD and Critical Infrastructure: https://hack-the-plant.simplecast.com/episodes/dod-and-critical-infrastructure Episode 10, The Congressman, The Commission and Our Critical Infrastructure: h…

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Risky Bulletin: Cellebrite fires Serbia as a customer 6:44

4d ago6:44

6:44

Cellebrite bans Serbia from using its products, Chinese hackers breached the Belgian security service, the Republican National Committee hid a Chinese hack and Microsoft removes malicious extensions from the VSCode Marketplace. Show notes

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1742 - "Golden Poop" 3:39:30

4d ago3:39:30

3:39:30

No Agenda Episode 1742 - "Golden Poop" "Golden Poop" Executive Producers: Sir MFNFT Dame Anne of Grayrock Associate Executive Producers: Emerson Trimble Ryan Tierney Non-Dame Maria Leon Atkinson Eli the coffee guy Randy Wallen Dame Maria Linda Lu Duchess of jobs & writer of resumes Become a member of the 1743 Club, support the show here Boost us wi…

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Srsly Risky Biz: Canada's expulsion from Five Eyes would be a disaster 24:18

5d ago24:18

24:18

Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about the White House apparently considering kicking Canada out of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance to apply pressure on the country. It’s a terrible idea and even thinking about it undermines the strength of the alliance. They also discuss Sweden’s proposed legislation that would order apps like WhatsApp and Signa…

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Risky Bulletin: Signal threatens to leave Sweden over backdoor request 6:59

6d ago6:59

6:59

Signal threatens to leave Sweden over backdoor request, the EU sanctions a North Korean general linked to two APTs, Australia bans Kaspersky products on government systems and Google will use QR codes for Gmail authentication. Show notes

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Between Two Nerds: Hacking's first principles 29:52

7d ago29:52

29:52

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom, Uren and The Grugq examine the fundamental principles of network exploitation as described in Matthew Monte’s ‘Network Attacks and Exploitation: A Framework’ book using recent hacks as case studies. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Network Attacks and Exploitation: A Framework Google's …

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Risky Bulletin: North Korean hackers steal $1.5 billion from Bybit 6:56

8d ago6:56

6:56

North Korean hackers steal one and a half billion dollars from Bybit, Apple disables iCloud backup encryption in the UK, stream-jacking hits the e-sports world and Palau faces its third ransomware attack in six years. Show notes

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1741 - "Nurse Injector" 3:16:33

8d ago3:16:33

3:16:33

No Agenda Episode 1741 - "Nurse Injector" "Nurse Injector" Executive Producers: Ser-Tainity of the New East India company Piers Chidley Shaun Crystal Gularte Sir Donald of the Firebottles Commodore Jstroke Associate Executive Producers: Cathleen C. Melody skye kilbury Eli The Coffee Guy Curtis Kuhl Linda Lu Duchess of jobs & writer of resumes Steve…

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Sponsored: Nucleus Security on asset correlation and asset linking 12:23

8d ago12:23

12:23

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Aaron Attarzadeh, Enterprise Security Engineer at Nucleus. Aaron goes into new concepts for the vulnerability management scene, such as asset correlation and asset linking. Show notes

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#6 Cyber Harm Awareness with Police Scotland, The Joy of Videoplus+™, Can AI be a fair quiz host? 58:49

9d ago58:49

58:49

Shannon and Tom are reunited on the Saturday Drop in, but as you'll here, Shannon didn't notice Tom was away! Guess the year! Guess the year from the songs, TV and Film. Wii Sport, was it a game, was it a way of life? Either way, if you know what year it came out you'll win Guess the Year! Gordy MacDonald is a Cybercrime Prevention, Incident Suppor…

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Risky Bulletin: BlackBasta implodes, internal chats leak online 6:00

12d ago6:00

6:00

The BlackBasta ransomware group implodes, Russian military hackers target Signal with QR codes, Microsoft patches a Power Pages zero-day, and Meta sues a man who hacked accounts and extorted users. Show notes

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1740 - "DOGE-CAM" 3:28:45

11d ago3:28:45

3:28:45

No Agenda Episode 1740 - "DOGE-CAM" Executive Producers: Sir Onymous of Dogpatch and Lower Slobbovia The RARE Experience Jon Fehlman Commodore Sir Mark the Generous Sir Dave of the Gunshine State Cephieous Dame Lisa John Stewart Bay-Area Wildfire Matthew Burns Associate Executive Producers: Mongo-saurus Sir Deadname Eli the coffee guy Linda Lu Duch…

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Srsly Risky Biz: Why America needs its own Salt Typhoon 21:01

13d ago21:01

21:01

In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about the idea of launching a retaliatory campaign to hack Chinese telcos in response to Salt Typhoon’s targeting of US ones. US Senator Mark Warner floated the idea as a way to persuade the Chinese government to pull back Salt Typhoon, but we think that kind of campaign has merit regardless. They also…

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Sakamoto Days S1.E3 'Welcome to Sugar Park' Review 7:25

12d ago7:25

7:25

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! Sakamoto's ex-colleague arrives with news of a one-billion-yen bounty on Sakamoto's head. For safety, Sakamoto takes his family to Sugar Park, where he must fend off assassination attempts while pretending to enjoy a fun day out. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and da…

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Risky Bulletin: Insight Partners discloses security breach 4:16

13d ago4:16

4:16

VC giant Insight Partners gets social engineered, OpenSSH patches an attacker-in-the-middle bug, Ecuador’s parliament hit by cyberattacks, and a Monero zero-day awaits a patch. Show notes

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Between Two Nerds: Is 39 vulnerabilities a lot? 30:04

15d ago30:04

30:04

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about the United State’s Vulnerabilities Equities Program, which balances the need for intelligence collection with the need to protect the public. The government recently revealed that in 2023 it released 39 vulnerabilities, but what does this really tell us? This episode is also ava…

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Risky Bulletin: Sandworm deploys Tor nodes on hacked networks 7:43

16d ago7:43

7:43

Sandworm deploys Tor nodes on hacked networks, the UK drops military training for cyber staff, Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree continues, and Russian APTs adopt device code phishing. Show notes

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Sponsored: Rad Security on new AI adoption risks for enterprises 12:22

16d ago12:22

12:22

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Jimmy Mesta, CTO and Co-Founder of Rad Security (formerly KSOC). Jimmy talks about how companies adopting new AI-based technologies may accidentally expose their infrastructure and data to new threats. Show notes I discovered a fun party trick for the next time you get an AI …

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1739 - "Hypophora" 3:26:56

15d ago3:26:56

3:26:56

No Agenda Episode 1739 - "Hypophora" "Hypophora" Executive Producers: Commodore RC Tolbert Commodore Donald Barthlow Commodore Paul Fellner Ronnie Ross Dru Koester herbidude Sir Walkman Duke Bob D Maple Basile Weijters Commodore semi-anonymous vegan Lindsay Christensen Associate Executive Producers: Sir Ross the Boss Sheikh Craiggy bin James Al Cou…

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#5 No One Dies Alone, Valentines Day Shenanigans and Pat pops In 41:54

17d ago41:54

41:54

With Tom away, Shannon & Karen are up for this week’s show. What could possibly go wrong? The Station definitely did not blip exactly on midday! Karen speaks with Susan from The Highland Hospice about their service ‘No One Dies Alone’ (NODA) the service is available for patients in Inverness and Wester-Ross so no one faces their final moments alone…

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Invincible S3.E4 Review 20:26

17d ago20:26

20:26

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! You Were My Hero Two strangers ask Mark for help with a mysterious villain. Elsewhere in the galaxy, Nolan grapples with his identity and Allen finds a surprising new ally. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of u…

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1738 - "Swasticars" 3:18:49

18d ago3:18:49

3:18:49

No Agenda Episode 1737 - "Swasticars" "Swasticars" Executive Producers: Sir Onymous of Dogpatch and Lower Slobbovia Sir Vesely of the Cedar Hills William Nutting Great Craig Associate Executive Producers: Dude Named Ken Sir Tooth Fairy Sir FatDad Sir Jew Claw Sir David Fugazzotto Duke of America's Heartland and the Arabian Peninsula Joe Tirio Willi…

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Captain America: Brave New World Movie Review 19:33

18d ago19:33

19:33

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! The Cyber Nerds movie review to Captain America: Brave New World --- Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross. He must soon discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire w…

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Upgrade & the Future of Tech: AI, Surveillance & Cyber Security 35:30

19d ago35:30

35:30

"Drones patrolling cities is coming." - Gerry In this episode of Technophile Real Talk, we dive into the sci-fi thriller Upgrade and its thought-provoking take on emerging technology. 🚀 Paul Di Liegro and Gerry Mecca join Syya Yasotornrat ponder autonomous vehicles and AI-driven drones to cybersecurity risks and quantum computing, we explore how th…

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Srsly Risky Biz: Governments are losing the crypto wars 18:32

20d ago18:32

18:32

In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about Apple’s refusal to obey a UK government order to provide the capability to access to encrypted iCloud data. Its the latest round in the ongoing government vs technology fights over warrant-proof encryption, and again it looks like governments will lose. They also talk about good news in the fight…

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Between Two Nerds: A Paragon of virtue 22:34

22d ago22:34

22:34

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about Israeli spyware vendor Paragon, how and why it positions itself to sell to the US market, and how its capabilities might work. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes TechCrunch report The tweet we discuss Dropping Italy as a customer…

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1737 - "Wrong Puberty" 3:24:25

22d ago3:24:25

3:24:25

No Agenda Episode 1737 - "Wrong Puberty" "Wrong Puberty" Executive Producers: Michael Poling The North Idaho Sanity Brigade Sir Tyler in Alaska Associate Executive Producers: Little Johns candies TetchyTech Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer resumes Sir Boober Eli the Coffee Guy Become a member of the 1738 Club, support the show here Boost us with…

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#4 Highland Print Studio Wise Guys. Terry joins Tom on his first Saturday Drop in - Quiz-Tastic! 49:36

24d ago49:36

49:36

With Shannon away, it's Tom and Terry for their first show together. What could possibly go wrong? Guess the year from the songs, TV and Film. A very specific reference to Shopping Mall star Tiffany, and where is Seve Ballesteros' airpot? Terry speaks with John and Alison from The Highland Print Studio about the gallery in Inverness and what you ca…

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Invincible S3.E1-3 Review 10:44

24d ago10:44

10:44

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! S3.E1 You're Not Laughing Now Mark Grayson is back and stronger than ever, with new enemies out for blood and old villains out for revenge. S3.E2 A Deal with the Devil Mark takes a stand, unaware of the ramifications for his family, the GDA, and even the guardians. Cecil remembers…

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Sakamoto Days S1.E2 'Vs Son Hee and Bacho' Review 6:42

25d ago6:42

6:42

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! While out on an errand, Sakamoto and Shin encounter Lu Shaotang, the daughter of a mafia boss, who's on the run and targeted by twin assassins. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of us? Subscribe to our YouTube C…

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Risky Bulletin: Browser extension supply chain attack hits AdsPower 6:13

26d ago6:13

6:13

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Supply chain attack at AdsPower browser platform

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1736 - "The Blurt" 3:15:05

25d ago3:15:05

3:15:05

No Agenda Episode 1735 - "The Blurt" "The Blurt" Executive Producers: Sir Harrison Sir Sala Hauser Dan Nickischer Eric Carey Joe Clements Seth Murdock Bailey Davies Associate Executive Producers: Joseph Stegman Matthew Martell Andrew Eli the Cofee Guy Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer resumes A W Christiansen Become a member of the 1737 Club, sup…

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Sakamoto Days S1.E1 'The Legendary Hit Man' Review 9:26

26d ago9:26

9:26

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! Sakamoto enjoys a quiet life in retirement with his family. But one day, an old colleague demands he return to the assassin world -- or face consequences. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of us? Subscribe to ou…

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Srsly Risky Biz: DeepSeek a boon for Chinese APTs 18:23

27d ago18:23

18:23

UPDATED AUDIO: An earlier version of this podcast audio contained an editing mistake that desynchronised Patrick and Tom’s audio. In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about the cyber espionage implications of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek’s recently released models. They will certainly be picked up by various APT crews to try and accelerate th…

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HORROR MOVIES ARE BACK! Wolf Man Movie Review 12:27

27d ago12:27

12:27

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! The Cyber Nerds review of Wolf Man --- What if someone you loved became something else? Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of us? Subscribe to our YouTube Channels: 🎥 TCN Main Channel 🎮 TCN Gaming Channel 👹TCN An…

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Risky Bulletin: UK Prime Minister's personal email hacked by Russia 6:41

28d ago6:41

6:41

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Crypto-stealer makes it on the iOS App Store

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Its Canon Podcast 136 - The Snap of the Game Industry 1:14:46

28d ago1:14:46

1:14:46

It's Tuesday, You know what that means! its time for newest episode of the pop culture show that chats about anything and everything. This week on the show Boris and Phil catch up on life, the universe and everything pop Culture. We discuss the comic distribution landscape. What will happen to some of your favorite books if major changes happen? We…

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Between Two Nerds: How the internet gets Salt Typhoon wrong 22:23

29d ago22:23

22:23

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how the compromise of US telecommunications companies by Chinese hackers has very little to do with US government lawful intercept laws. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

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Protecting Critical Infrastructure for Rural Electric Cooperatives 31:09

29d ago31:09

31:09

Bryson is joined by Carter Manucy, Director of Cybersecurity at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to discuss rural electric cooperatives, the importance of collaboration, and the state of cybersecurity in the energy sector. With over two decades of experience in the sector, Carter was recently awarded E-ISAC’s prestigious Michael …

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Inside Wolf Man: Director Leigh Whannell "I Didn't Want A Folklore Version" 8:33

29d ago8:33

8:33

Shoot us a Message and It might feature on our next Podcast Episode! The Cyber Nerds @JiCanWin discusses all things from Wolf Man (2025) with Director Leigh Whannell. Support the show Watch our exclusive content and daily show reactions here TCN Patreon Can't get enough of us? Subscribe to our YouTube Channels: 🎥 TCN Main Channel 🎮 TCN Gaming Chann…

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Risky Bulletin: US authorities sound the alarm on a medical device backdoor 6:32

30d ago6:32

6:32

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird. Show notes Risky Bulletin: CISA & FDA warn of backdoor in patient monitor

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1735 - "Old Bag" 3:21:53

29d ago3:21:53

3:21:53

No Agenda Episode 1735 - "Old Bag" "Old Bag" Executive Producers: Hayes Marvin McDonald Sir Lawrence of Dystopia Sir James Dupont knight of SOLFUNMEME Nelson Ariza Nathan Hallgren Sir Robert Montoya Associate Executive Producers: Little Johns Candies Alex Ryckman Eli The Coffee Guy Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer of resumes Charles Neill Become…

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Sponsored: Thinkst on Defending off the Land 14:04

30d ago14:04

14:04

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Thinkst CTO Marco Slaviero about a concept called Defending off the Land, a way to detect attacks and even deceive and frustrate attackers. Show notes Defending off the land: Agentless defenses available today Assortment of scripts and tools for our Blackhat EU 2024 talk Thin…

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