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Cyber Distortion Podcast Series

Jason and Kevin, seasoned Cyber Security professionals, explain cyber security concepts that everyone needs to know in simple terms.

Podcast · By Jason Popillion and Kevin Pentecost · English · Official site

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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    S5 – Episode 010 – Carbanak: The Billion-Dollar Bank Heist (opens the original)

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    What happens when cybercriminals stop targeting bank customers—and start targeting the bank itself? In Episode 010 of the Cyber Distortion Podcast, we examine Carbanak, the malware-driven campaign that turned financial institutions into the targets of a massive digital bank robbery. Beginning with ATMs mysteriously dispensing cash, investigators eventually uncovered attackers who had infiltrated bank networks through employees and quietly learned how the institutions actually moved money. We unp

  2. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    S5 – Episode 009 – The Sony Hack: When Hollywood went to Cyberwar (opens the original)

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    What happens when a film studio becomes the target of a cyberattack with geopolitical consequences? In this episode of the Cyber Distortion Podcast, we examine the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack—an incident that blurred the line between criminal extortion, destructive sabotage, and state-linked cyber operations. From the emergence of the Guardians of Peace to the deployment of destructive malware, the attack exposed employee data, internal emails, unreleased films, and the uncomfortable r

  3. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    S5 – Episode 008 – We are Anonymous: The Collective (opens the original)

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    Description: What happens when an idea has no leader, no headquarters, and no membership list? In this episode of the Cyber Distortion Podcast, we trace the remarkable rise of Anonymous, the decentralized hacker collective that transformed internet culture into one of the most recognizable symbols of digital activism. Beginning on the anonymous message boards of 4chan, what started as online pranks evolved into a movement capable of organizing global protests, disrupting major corporations, and

  4. Episode · Jul 23, 2026

    S5 – Episode 007 – The Pegasus Spyware: Privacy Compromised (opens the original)

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    What if someone could unlock your phone without you clicking a link, opening an attachment, or even knowing they'd been there? No warning. No notification. No trace. That's exactly what Pegasus spyware was built to do. In this episode of Cyber Distortion Podcast , we uncover the extraordinary story behind the world's most sophisticated commercial spyware—a military-grade surveillance platform developed by Israel's NSO Group and sold to governments around the globe under the promise of fighting t

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