In the shadows of the digital world, where anonymity is power and information is currency, battle lines are drawn not with bullets but with code. This show takes listeners deep into the heart of cyberspace’s most high-stakes confrontations — where rogue programmers exploit vulnerabilities, corporations scramble to secure their data empires, and government agencies wage invisible wars across invisible lines. It’s a realm shaped by encryption, espionage, whistleblowers, and wild ambition. From black hat exploits to state-sponsored surveillance, every episode explores the blurred boundaries between ethics and law, privacy and paranoia, control and chaos. This isn’t just about computers — it’s about the future of power itself.
Join as we uncover 11 million untold true stories.
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In the shadows of the digital world, where anonymity is power and information is currency, battle lines are drawn not with bullets but with code. This show takes listeners deep into the heart of cyberspace’s most high-stakes confrontations — where rogue programmers exploit vulnerabilities, corporations scramble to secure their data empires, and government agencies wage invisible wars across invisible lines. It’s a realm shaped by encryption, espionage, whistleblowers, and wild ambition. From black hat exploits to state-sponsored surveillance, every episode explores the blurred boundaries between ethics and law, privacy and paranoia, control and chaos. This isn’t just about computers — it’s about the future of power itself.
Join as we uncover 11 million untold true stories.
Disclosure Statement: The National Media Archive and affiliated programs use Artificial Intelligence throughout areas of research, production, and editing. These tools are actively embraced as part of our approach to development and workflow. All outputs are subject to human review to ensure they meet our editorial standards. For more information about our use of AI, please visit our website at NationalMediaArchive.com/ai
By age fourteen, he'd joined a basic hacking forum centered around chaos on MSN Messenger, the once-ubiquitous instant messaging service.
There, kids swapped code like other kids traded Pokémon cards.
Worms disguised as images.
Keyloggers wrapped in innocent-looking apps.
At first, Marcus didn’t understand what half of it did.
But he was curious.
Curious enough to write his own password stealer — code that could extract login credentials from Internet Explorer’s autofill feature, decrypting them and saving them for future mischief.
He shared it with the forum.
They were impressed.
He felt seen -- and this was only the beginning.
This is the story of Marcus Hutchins.
Hackers: Code & Chaos | National Media Archive
In the shadows of the digital world, where anonymity is power and information is currency, battle lines are drawn not with bullets but with code. This show takes listeners deep into the heart of cyberspace’s most high-stakes confrontations — where rogue programmers exploit vulnerabilities, corporations scramble to secure their data empires, and government agencies wage invisible wars across invisible lines. It’s a realm shaped by encryption, espionage, whistleblowers, and wild ambition. From black hat exploits to state-sponsored surveillance, every episode explores the blurred boundaries between ethics and law, privacy and paranoia, control and chaos. This isn’t just about computers — it’s about the future of power itself.
Join as we uncover 11 million untold true stories.
Disclosure Statement: The National Media Archive and affiliated programs use Artificial Intelligence throughout areas of research, production, and editing. These tools are actively embraced as part of our approach to development and workflow. All outputs are subject to human review to ensure they meet our editorial standards. For more information about our use of AI, please visit our website at NationalMediaArchive.com/ai
