A Hack-Back Lands a CEO in Prison, Repo Jacking, and When to Use a VPN

This week on Hacker And The Fed a CEO did a hack back and was sentenced to prison, Reddit hackers demanded a price roll back, repo jacking and fake Github repositories, and we answer listener questions about Hector's old hacks and VPNs.

Links from the episode:

I Was Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back - My Story

twitter.com/silascutler/status/1671144482769608705 -> https://hackernoon.com/i-was-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-for-hacking-back-my-story

Reddit hackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes

theverge.com/2023/6/19/23765895/reddit-hack-phishing-leak-api-pricing-steve-huffman

GitHub Dataset Research Reveals Millions Potentially Vulnerable to RepoJacking

blog.aquasec.com/github-dataset-research-reveals-millions-potentially-vulnerable-to-repojacking

Attackers Create Synthetic Security Researchers to Steal IP

darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/attackers-create-synthetic-security-researchers

Google announces $20 million investment for cyber clinics

cyberscoop.com/google-investment-cyber-clinics/

Listener Questions

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