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Episode 582: Joseph Cox

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Episode 582: Joseph Cox

Longform

2024/06/05
Longform

Longform

2024/06/05
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Joseph Cox is a cybersecurity journalist and co-founder of 404 Media. His new book is Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever. “In the not too distant future, I will be a very old man, and maybe I won't be able to spend all...

Highlights

Joseph Cox, cybersecurity journalist and co-founder of 404 Media, discusses his deep-dive investigation into the FBI’s ANOM encrypted phone sting—the largest law enforcement operation of its kind.
06:03
Cox found encrypted phone companies fertile ground for sources by talking directly to criminals
08:04
The ANOM encrypted phone platform was secretly operated by the FBI to infiltrate criminal networks
18:24
A scoop emerged during reporting: law enforcement was collecting information from encrypted phones
19:00
Cox publishes the ANOM country name for public interest amid ongoing court secrecy
38:01
The speaker credits Joseph for recommending them for a job that got them into cybercrime reporting
46:48
Anger over Vice's executive compensation during layoffs catalyzed the founding of 404 Media

Chapters

The Encrypted Phone Sting Operation
00:00
FBI’s Encrypted Phone Platform Infiltrated Hundreds of Criminal Syndicates; Result is Massive Worldwide Takedown
08:00
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
10:00
Revealed: The Country that Secretly Wiretapped the World for the FBI
19:00
Follow The Bitcoins: How We Got Busted Buying Drugs on Silk Road’s Black Market
38:00
Hundreds of Bounty Hunters Had Access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Customer Location Data for Years
41:00

Transcript

Joseph Cox: support for the show comes from amazon. There are the things you can plan for a first birthday party, a movie marathon, a renter-friendly bathroom reno, and then there are the things you can never plan for. A surprise rainstorm, a blu-ray playe...