
Darknet Diaries
Jack Rhysider
True stories of cybercrime and hackers, told in first-person interviews with the people involved.
Why we picked this
We picked Darknet Diaries for its patient reporting on the human side of computer security and cybercrime. Each release maps an operational breakdown, a corporate infiltration, or a digital heist using direct accounts from the people who built the tools or broke the systems. Jack Rhysider avoids technical jargon in favor of narrative clarity, treating complex cyber operations as character studies. The result is a durable library of how digital infrastructure actually fails under pressure.
Recent episodes

179: The Courthouse - Revisited
Sep 1, 20261h 35m

LOW - Trailer
Aug 6, 20262 min

178: Ubiquiti
Aug 4, 202636 min

177: National Public Data
Jul 21, 202647 min

176: NSL
Jul 7, 20261h 6m

175: Bayrob
Jun 2, 20261h 36m

174: Pacific Rim
May 5, 20261h 30m

173: Tarjeteros
Apr 21, 202638 min

172: SuperBox
Apr 7, 20261h 27m

171: Melody Fraud
Mar 3, 20261h 9m

170: Phrack
Feb 3, 202645 min

169: MoD
Jan 20, 20261h 6m
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