The Kill Switch That Saved the Internet From Ransom🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 73: WannaCry

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Жыл бұрын

In May 2017, the world fell victim to a major ransomware attack known as WannaCry. One of the victims was UK’s national health service. Security researchers scrambled to try to figure out how to stop it when they made a peculiar discovery.
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@lilithlamm1210 Жыл бұрын

Jack consistently putting out the most interesting content on the platform

@notchildish Жыл бұрын

binge the rest of his podcasts on spotify. it’s *chefs kiss*

@ea9849 Жыл бұрын

@@notchildish Spotify sucks

@killerwill Жыл бұрын

Its like creepypastas for the darkweb

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@QWERTY-Musik Жыл бұрын

Check the game under the Name of"codm". Everyday, you find a New bug that never gets fixed.

@billievillarreal9547 Жыл бұрын

My husband was recently in the hospital for 8 days , you were a big part in helping him pass the time! I sent him a bunch of links to my favorite videos of yours!

@jakeiven1985 Жыл бұрын

Lol I’d rather binge listen to him than watch Netflix 😅

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

@@jakeiven1985 Netflix sucks

@bobito3861 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for so many hours of free, high quality story telling and infotainment. have a comment for engagement, you deserve it. also the goofy aliases for yourself and the artists at the end are always my favorite part! theyre like a little cherry on the best soft serve the internet has to offer.

@thugchld Жыл бұрын

This is by far my favorite channel on KZfaq!!!

@rayyannaeem3518 Жыл бұрын

Every night i listen to your podcasts before sleeping . You're the bestt 😤💥

@TheSamGorman Жыл бұрын

Stay awesome jack

@Domanda896 Жыл бұрын

My ma worked in a hospital in Dublin Ireland when this happened. Hers was effected. She worked in the trauma centre and her hospital specialized in that or something. She basically said if people are horribly Injured or like medivaced from somewhere they go to her hospital as they have the facilities to provide the best care for tragic shit. She told me I remember that her and a bunch of her staff stayed there for unbelievably long shifts, way out of the norm for this. They basically called an "all hands on deck" situation because they had very little equipment working to perform the very specialized care they provided. I remember that was the second time she ever came home crying from work. That first day it happened. She's a tough women and doesn't crack like ever. But this situation really made things difficult in a already very difficult job. Crazy how far and wide this was able to effect systems.

@whannabi Жыл бұрын

Healthcare workers are really being treated like crap tbh. The covid has shown this once more but eventually everyone will forget it and go back to their daily activities.

@ftsboys9825 Жыл бұрын

I know little to nothing about IT I play pc games and I’d say once a year I take a look on tor because I’m bored, yet almost every night for the last few months I listen to a random video from you and fall asleep. Absolutely love your content 🙂

@triple_gem_shining Жыл бұрын

Cool story

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

@@triple_gem_shining a true tale from the dark side of the internet

@shadrums Жыл бұрын

I remember hearing about this from Disrupt a year ago. Really nice to hear some first-hand accounts. Great content, Jack!!

@svenbjorn9700 Жыл бұрын

TLDW: The US says they're the good guys, so they're the good guys! Goo goo ga ga logic.

@youtubeadmin3158 Жыл бұрын

Jus recently found this channel and have watched almost every video I listen while I'm at work and man do I learn a ton the quality is amazing keep up the great work I personally prefer the longer hr plus episodes but obv not every story is so long at least they're always great ahahaha

@hateeternalmaver Жыл бұрын

Phew, almost done with your Spotify list... 2 more and I already listened to them a couple times hehe. Damn, you're Podcast is such an easy binge... xD

@gabriel-vi2oh Жыл бұрын

Currently 27 years old ive always loved the topic of hacking, i wish i had the energy to learn to do it, but then again its never to late to learn. Your channel is amazing thanks for all the insights and making me more aware of this other world that is forever growing. such great content

@mr.atomictitan9938 Жыл бұрын

Idk if your gonna cover it in a different episode or if it wasn’t significant to mention but I am pretty sure that there was an attempted DDoS attack on that domain to reinitiate wannacry. But nevertheless, Markus Huchins stopped that attack from happening and eventually got arrested for some other attack he did in his past. However, this is a great video and I actually didn’t know there were other but less successful variants to wannacry.

@Hunter-sk3bo Жыл бұрын

Yup! They did attempt to DDoS it so the malware would think it’s offline or nonexistent again! Spot on.

@joshuakuehn Жыл бұрын

Wait he got arrested? LMAO

@mr.atomictitan9938 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuakuehn yeah Markus was arrested at Las Vegas because the FBI found out the creater of a malware that spread before wannacry. I think it was the Kronos virus (not the ransomware that attacked paychecks) but I don’t have much information about this malware and how it was created. There is a video, however, of wannacry and Markus on the channel DisruptTV. This video talks about why he got arrested and how he got off almost Scott free, but there is a side story that you should skip which has nothing to do with the wannacry video.

@AlliesZer0 Жыл бұрын

I never comment on videos but Jack you are the man keep up the great work. I have listened to every episode (prob more then once) on my long car trips!

@gregrodgers3350 Жыл бұрын

Darknet Diaries is the only notification I allow from KZfaq. Jack is welcome to ding my phone anytime.

@kevito666 Жыл бұрын

Watching now, haven't been live long enough to watch and comment with details, but thanks for posting ahead of time...

@TJXD Жыл бұрын

🎉

@Rachel_M_ Жыл бұрын

I know nothing about coding, but you still manage to make your content enjoyable, engaging and educational for this ageing GenXer who grew up with computers from the C64 through the Atari ST to Windows PC as a user. Many thanks ♥

@istvanbarta Жыл бұрын

This came to my mind too in the ep57 (about MS08-067), how scary many people just don't update their systems regularly. Some of these ppl are actually proud that they're still using Win7 or XP online(!). I guess the next "vulerware-boom" will be when MS ends the Win10 support, especially because of the newer hardware requirement for Win11.

@someguyfromtheinternet5102 Жыл бұрын

Man.... I love windows 10. And I'm already experiencing hardware/software incompatibilities already for my logistics business since I upgraded to windows 11. :(

@effyjonz Жыл бұрын

Some legacy systems can't be updated unfortunately or they won't work the same. Mostly a funding issue for some schools and hospitals or banks tbh

@istvanbarta Жыл бұрын

@@effyjonz I know, many times it isn't a decision, but when it is... it's just dumb.

@DepressedMusicEnjoyer 11 ай бұрын

@@istvanbartaI mean with windows updates sometimes being so annoying it’s understandable

@mikewnith9294 8 ай бұрын

You are clueless. Yes blame the consumer instead of the corporation that releases incomplete software full of vulnerabilities in order to make more money. Get a clue before you say stupid things like this.

@guraminiro Жыл бұрын

i just paused mid video to say how crazy good you are, Ryhsider ftw !

@jet.pvckVR Жыл бұрын

jack has great content plug in my ipods and fall asleep to the stories, love that they are usually about a hour long. so interesting!

@barcodeguy7627 Жыл бұрын

As usual, great content Jack

@effyjonz Жыл бұрын

I always say thanks to Jack for providing us with excellent content but kudos to all the cyber security experts, ethical hackers and data analysts keeping us safe and informed!!! ❤

@mu3076 Жыл бұрын

*I love this show man*

@tyroneemmett6845 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant episode as always!

@cocomoejoe Жыл бұрын

Hey, I love what you're doing. One and only one complaint that is very specific. When I'm listening to you, and I move to my car, to go somewhere, I have a subwoofer, and the amazing mood music and sounds sometimes drown you out if it is especially bassy. Very specific issue, and I don't want you to change anything that will change the atmosphere you build

@chillcx3091 Жыл бұрын

keep going i love theses , I am currently learning python and taking my love for tech more seriously

@someguyfromtheinternet5102 Жыл бұрын

Hack the planet my guy. Make the greatest malware of all time.

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

HACK THE PLANET

@xolanimogale Жыл бұрын

Jack you simply the best. You make the cybersphere accessible

@tylerjones9197 Жыл бұрын

If we could get the producers of Mr. Robot with the funding of HBO or Apple to turn these stories into a series similar to the cadence of Black Mirror that would be amazing! Each episode could feature a new cast and a new story. Keep up the great work Jack!!

@antidecepticon Жыл бұрын

Thanks these vids have made some dull dayze interinsting...

@larry_ellison Жыл бұрын

I should really pay this guy. Quality is on par with early 2000s npr broadcast, which i would consider a exeptional standard. I know what youre up to at the end there buddy. Cheers great shit

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

NPR for the 21st century

@Entropy67 Жыл бұрын

You motivated me to learn the windows API! Thanks for the videos, the first hand accounts are great.

@LAZZRIS Жыл бұрын

Love your content keep it coming.

@charleswilliams1966 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you make it clear how dangerous hacking can be. And that hackers lives can be ruined as well as their victims.

@SacredPhysiques Жыл бұрын

Such a classic industry story... Good times.... Good Times

@colspiracy8326 Жыл бұрын

Our FREE national health service 🙂

@chaoabordo212 Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Markus, the MVP!

@t-yoonit Жыл бұрын

Dude literally saved the world and said "I'm no hero, just doing my job"

@ryanscott6600 8 ай бұрын

Great stuff jack. Best creator out there, by a country mile.

@colspiracy8326 Жыл бұрын

That's a naughty hack. You don't mess with hospitals. People could die.

@D3VIIOUSKLASH Жыл бұрын

hey Jack, you need to put of some more designs for the hoodies! The t-shirts have some sick ones!

@Ring0-- Жыл бұрын

Everyone owes him a drink.

@orthodoxNPC Жыл бұрын

is there a version of this podcast with video?

@DamjanDimitrioski Жыл бұрын

Corrections, to rent a server you can pay with crypto, and also get a domain with crypto. So you won't leave traces. No email, no IP will traced to you. But the servers are extremely expensive.

@RiversJ Жыл бұрын

That will cover you from superficial intelligence, not from main state Intel or specialized law enforcement. But then considering what kind of evils are also done with crypto as the currency it's perhaps an appropriate balance between anonymity but not imperviousness ie the evil folks can still be caught out.

@DamjanDimitrioski Жыл бұрын

@@RiversJ ah, so there is a bigger force then.

@jjann54321 Жыл бұрын

Hiding behind crypto payments is a thing of the past. Wallet owners and transactions are easily (relatively) traced via blockchain analyzers nowadays. The only "real" way to get away with anything is to live in country that doesn't recognize what you're doing as a crime (locally) and that doesn't extradite to the country you're committing the crime in.

@DamjanDimitrioski Жыл бұрын

@@jjann54321 ok, so I tell a friend living in Bangladesh to create an anonymous account, then print the authentication data in a encrypted language. Then to take a flight to another country, second friend to pick the paper on a random designated place which both parties know (from 10 years ago). Then the I go to a mutual country and meet another hidden spot where the second friend left the printed data. Now I take a picture of the image and go home. To access the servers I connect through a series of LiFi's to exit my country, then another LiFi network to access some cafe in a foreign country. There I remotely login to the server and set it up. Lets imagine someone is powerful enough to setup cross country LiFi network. Can they still trace me? Knowing that I will change clothes and my face will be changing using some masking techniques (nose shape, mouth size - color, etc), this goes for the other parties as well.

@anonymouse7290 Жыл бұрын

Now watch as the NHS permanently reverts back to quill and papyrus just in case of another cyber attack

@wayneosborne2506 Жыл бұрын

Now I'm gonna be late for work😂

@weckproductions9870 Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna be late for school

@someguyfromtheinternet5102 Жыл бұрын

I live at my job. My job moves. Punched in early. Still late like a muhfucka

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be late for my dentist appointment. 😬

@juggalettebre123 Жыл бұрын

Ok I’ll take your recommendation since I’m a rather new subscriber. So in the order of 53, 71, 72, then 73. I’ll be back and I’ll update along the journey lol

@TheOriginalDuckley Жыл бұрын

Same here. He said that and i was like fuck, this title is enticing but this will only make it better once we look back around lol

@RiccardoMazzia Жыл бұрын

Real title : "The kill switch that saved Microsoft Windows from Ransom."

@Fuxy22 Жыл бұрын

The NHS just had absolutely abismal security policies... If you are not going to patch just put it and a isolated network or none at all...

@RiversJ Жыл бұрын

Critical systems ought to be both maintained And air gapped, it never ceases to amaze me how ludicrously insecure lots of healthcare still is.

@eldnahym 5 ай бұрын

Park Jin Hyok belongs in the Blackhat Hall of Fame

@djbass5715 Жыл бұрын

Bro i like ur intro and this music noice

@eldnahym 5 ай бұрын

I doubt the killswitch domain not being registered was just an oversight.

@corail53 Жыл бұрын

Have you stopped putting these up on spotify? Seems like it is way behind the youtube content at this point.

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wonder why they're not on Spotify.🤔

@Rishi_Prakash Жыл бұрын

Sir, do you have any course where you can tell me how I can improve my hacking skill or any guidance?❤

@user-zj1cj4yv1e Жыл бұрын

You should also upload your episodes to Apple Podcasts!

@MadLadenstein Жыл бұрын

How does NK train hackers while still controlling the information they have access to, so they can keep peddling their propaganda to them?

@declanwells1887 11 ай бұрын

I dont think they forgot to apply for the domain but didnt on purpose to leave less of a trace.

@zaelectricalltd1 Жыл бұрын

Friday has come early

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

All about them dark net diaries

@oldgoat8861 Жыл бұрын

So you had to revert to.....scripts, writing, letters/notes. Wow innovations.

@DepressedMusicEnjoyer 11 ай бұрын

I do wonder if the kill switches were a message

@Lownamebrand Жыл бұрын

JACK!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! If at all possible do an episode/podcast about Dark_Alex he did so much for the PSP hacking scene from being the first to make a custom firmware to helping develop down graders and helping to develop the "Pandora's battery" which essentially was a homebrew version of what Sony used to unbrick PSP that were flashed improperly. He did all these things when he was still a teenager! Back in the day he was like a god to everyone who followed the PSP hackijg scene" Sadly there's no videos or documentaries about him. After hearing your Xbox hacking video I figured you could do the same Justice for Dark_Alex.

@0therun1t21 7 ай бұрын

Now I have to look up the Eternal Blue exploit. That Korean guy sure was busy. The N Korean Olympic cheering squad are really Chinese that N Korea hired to cheer! I found that out from Winston and C-milk from The China Show. They both lived in China for over a decade until the new Great Leap Backward forced them to flee or else be disappeared.

@WilliamTran-zc9pt Жыл бұрын

just wanna say im a fan from israel and i love your content! :)

@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Жыл бұрын

Nice. Fellow Jewish bro/sis? Hehe. I never been there though. Hehe. I'm in the Philippines, but originally from infamous Miami, FL, USA, and thankfully left all three of those places.

@1isaacmusic Жыл бұрын

I had a full screen ransomware popup happen once, turns out I was able to kill the script simply by using control+alt+delete, and then logging back into my session. Lol

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@iFOXwitIT Жыл бұрын

I wish that if you are asking us to listen to something else first, that you would then provide the links that we need to access those episodes in the description. (Direct links)

@williamcase426 Жыл бұрын

😠😠😠

@user-iv3hr8qy1i Жыл бұрын

Jack i love what your doing and but could you please make a podcast with Edward Snowden

@procactus9109 11 ай бұрын

Does the video start at 8:00 ? What dumb place to put what's supposed to be an intro.

@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Жыл бұрын

:3 1,800 hackers. Haha. That's a tonnnn of hackers! Hardcore! Damn. Main targets are South Korea, Japan, and America, but they hit others too.

@Zedament Жыл бұрын

Daddy Jack ❤

@0therun1t21 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if Kim Jong Un and Il saw Team America World Police.

@noanyobiseniss7462 Жыл бұрын

LOL, I recommend you go back and listen to 4 hours of content before listening to this one. Lol

@alliballiskalli Жыл бұрын

did not thin k wannacry was that bad. caught in cross fire doing scammers?

@deeess7606 Жыл бұрын

The music is so distracting 😔

@alliballiskalli Жыл бұрын

does somebody have the ip to noth korea btw?

@zangin Жыл бұрын

Somewhere in all this, Microsoft and their past and i dare say current programming methodology is to blame. make windows open source!

@davidrave563 Жыл бұрын

Great video in the series. I do not agree with moralizing about what north Korea did. The US and the west does it's best to destroy this country, I don't think you should moralize about their motives. They were literally invaded and destroyed by Americans. That really annoyed me at the end.

@William.Shakespeare Жыл бұрын

just a side note , if you want to meet a ton of untapped tech nerds that are older and highly skilled , play star trek online . tech company owners play there , it's wild.

@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Жыл бұрын

Early. 🎉❤

@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Жыл бұрын

:p I know Japan invaded Korea and never apologized, so there are tensions amongst Koreans and Japanese. Obviously, America is a target too. Lol