The Grugq

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

The Grugq shares stories from his 25 years at Phrack, with a special announcement about its future! We also dive into opsec, hacking at the systems level, origin stories, dealing with infosec burnout, and a surprising amount of information about fonts.

Links:

Phrack – http://www.phrack.org/

Between Two Nerds Podcast @ Risky.Biz – https://risky.biz/

List of Presentations – https://grugq.github.io/presentations/

OPSEC For Hackers: Because Jail is for wuftpd:

Systems Alchemy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6PnhDfWvx0

Grugq on Substack – https://grugq.substack.com/
Grugq on Twitter – https://x.com/thegrugq

Be a guest on the show! We want your hacker rants! Give us a call on the Hacker Helpline: PSTN 206-486-NARC (6272) and leave a message, or send an email to podcast@symbolcrash.com.

Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Zachtronics

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

We talk with Zach of Zachtronics, creator of some of the best video games of all time, about his philosophy of game design, the story of the creation of Exapunks, and the correct pronunciation of Shenzhen I/O.

Zachtronics – https://www.zachtronics.com/

Manuals & Zines – https://www.lulu.com/search?contributor=Zachtronics

Be a guest on the show! We want your hacker rants! Give us a call on the Hacker Helpline: PSTN 206-486-NARC (6272) and leave a message, or send an audio email to podcast@symbolcrash.com.

Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Noid

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

Noid is the former head of DEF CON security, founder of the LayerOne conference and the Black Lodge Research hackerspace, gunsmith, and anti-zombie technology enthusiast. We talk about the early history and social dynamics of BBS’s, the formation and growth of DEF CON, how to run a security team for unruly hackers in the middle of the desert, and why you shouldn’t go to DEF CON this year.

We also go into the formation of DC groups and the split from 2600, the formation of Black Lodge Research, and Noid’s artisanal hobbies including cooking and classic gun collecting.

Despite the advice of our guest, Hack the Planet will be attending DEF CON 29 in-person! Give us a call or drop us an email if you want to be interviewed for the show or meet up at the event!

Be a guest on the show! We want your hacker rants! Give us a call on the Hacker Helpline: PSTN 206-486-NARC (6272) and leave a message, or send an audio email to podcast@symbolcrash.com.

Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Interview with Lei

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

We talk with Lei, long-time Defcon goon and founder of Disconnect Camp, about how to recover from infosec burnout, the origin story of Disconnect Camp, some war stories from his tenure as a Defcon goon, and how to keep your cool in a pandemic when you’ve already been dealing with burnout for years.

Lei’s links:
Disconnect Camp: https://disconnect.camp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/disconnectcamp

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustration%E2%80%93aggression_hypothesis

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Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Interview with Craig Smith, author of The Car Hacker’s Handbook

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

We talk to Craig Smith, author of The Car Hacker’s Handbook, about DRM, car hacking, and the future of virtual conferences.

https://github.com/zombieCraig/ICSim

http://opengarages.org

https://www.carhackingvillage.com

https://www.cybertruckchallenge.org

https://www.grimm-co.com/grimmcon

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Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Interview with Bill Pollock of No Starch Press at 36c3

In this episode, we interview Bill Pollock, publisher of No Starch Press, at 36c3, the Chaos Computer Club’s 36th annual congress in Leipzig, Germany.  We talk about the new No Starch Press Foundation, micro-grants for hackers, bourbon, and much more.


Get involved at https://nostarchfoundation.org/

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All music is original. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.