The Dark Assassins Podcast

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The show that dives deep into not just technology, but the concepts, software, and procedures behind it all and explains it so simply, that even your grandma can understand it.

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August 1, 2026Episode 41 hr 21 min

You Will Own Nothing and be Happy

Whether we like it or not, physical media is dying as we progress deeper into the digital age. The video game industry recently suffered a major blow with the death of physical media. Apple has also delivered a major blow to consumers with recent price hikes, and Flock delivers a major blow to privacy. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/25/apple-price-increases-mac-ipad-more/ https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/exposed-hacker-server-reveals-wp.html https://www.cnet.com/home/security/when-flock-comes-to-town-why-cities-are-axing-the-controversial-surveillance-technology/ https://petapixel.com/2025/12/29/big-brother-left-the-door-open-flocks-ai-surveillance-cameras-exposed-to-the-internet/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=A3cMU55dIIc https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-just-killed-discs-physical-disc-production-to-end-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles https://github.com/vandivier/ladderly-3/issues/639 Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

June 27, 2026Episode 31 hr 5 min

Software Defense of Apple, More Bambu Drama, It Wasn’t DNS (This Time) | Operation Core Dump

One of the most common criticisms of Apple is how they don’t play nicely with third parties, but in this episode, we’ll take a fully software-based look into why those allegations are severely naïve and misguided. Bambu Lab has also been under fire recently, but we have a very hot take about why maybe you shouldn’t care about the outrage. Finally, we look into a case study where an access website wasn’t DNS (for once), and how to prevent it from happening to you. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/hackers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access/ https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/ Discussion on certain models not working with OpenCode and Ollama and possible fixes: https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/issues/4428 Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

June 13, 2026Episode 21 hr 9 min

WWDC 2024, I Mean 2026

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) just wrapped up this week, and you may have gotten déjà vu from 2024. If you did, you’re not alone. We’re breaking down all of the latest features, performance improvements, and announcements, as well as the legendary Hair Force One, a.k.a. Craig Federighi, lore drop we got. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

May 16, 2026Episode 157 min

Hair Force One’s Non-Promotion is Actually a Win for Us

Some see Craig Federighi not being tapped as the next Apple CEO as a bummer and a letdown. While true, in this episode we make the argument for why Craig not becoming CEO is actually a good thing that fans of his work, antics, and status as a legend within Apple. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/ https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-cve-2026-41940-cpanel-whm-authentication-bypass/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-cpanel-and-whm-bug-exploited-as-a-zero-day-poc-now-available/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

April 4, 2026Episode 2551 min

In a Surprise to Absolutely No One, Meta Does Horrible Things, Again

Meta has not had a very good past couple of weeks, especially from a public relations perspective. From courts finding them liable in two cases costing them hundreds of millions of dollars, but also, what might be, their worst user data privacy scandal ever. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/researchers-disclose-vulnerabilities-in-ip-kvms-from-4-manufacturers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-verdict-social-media-addiction/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/24/meta-jury-harm-children/ https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

March 7, 2026Episode 241 hr 15 min

Did Apple Just Kill the iPad?

Apple just had multiple press releases this weekend, and we have a lot to talk about. The elephant in the room is, did they just kill the iPad? There are also multiple pieces of cybersecurity news, including Microsoft creating one of the most head-scratching remote code execution vulnerabilities ever, and Cisco coming out swinging with two perfect 10/10 CVEs. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/notepad_rce_flaw/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-max-severity-secure-fmc-flaws-giving-root-access/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

January 31, 2026Episode 2353 min

All This and It’s Only January?

Massive privacy violations, 10-year-old dormant vulnerabilities leading to easy button-level root access, billion-dollar AI deals, and it’s still January. In this episode, we tackle some of the wildest stories to come out of 2026 so far and break down what they mean, why they’re significant, and whether you should be concerned. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Microsoft Giving Up BitLocker Keys: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare Telnet Vulnerability: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-800-000-telnet-servers-exposed-to-remote-attacks/ Google Lawsuit: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/google-settles-google-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-68-million-2026-01-26/ DuckDuckGo Easter Eggs: https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_Eggs Plappa: https://plappa.me https://github.com/leoklaus/plappa Apple's Gemini Deal: https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/ https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/01/apple-says-its-new-ai-powered-siri-will-use-googles-gemini-language-models/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

December 27, 2025Episode 221 hr 20 min

Core Modules (Pt. 4)

Every musician has their greatest hits. Every homelab has one, or more, cornerstone servers that powers it. Every codebase has functions that are the fundamental building blocks which the project relies on. In this episode, we look at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the past year of the Dark Assassins Podcast. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

December 6, 2025Episode 211 hr 3 min

Recommendation Algorithms Aren’t as Smart as You Think

Before the latest AI hype cycle, recommendation algorithms, or the systems behind recommending content or products to individuals, really spooked people, and still do. The reality is that, under the hood, these algorithms are actually quite dumb, and really have absolutely no idea what they are actually recommending you. In this episode, we break down how these algorithms work and even how you can make your own right now without knowing a single thing about what your users are actually interested in. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

October 25, 2025Episode 201 hr 1 min

Amazon Web Services and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Amazon Web Services (AWS) had a major outage this week that caused large swaths of the internet to be either down or have significant availability issues. In this episode, we break down what happened, as well as what are some key takeaways about what we can learn from this incident and lessen the impacts that future cloud provider outages can have on our daily lives. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at contact@darkassassinsinc.com AWS Timeline of events AWS Outage Summary Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn