The Mystery of the Middle East's Cyber Mercenaries🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 38: Dark Caracal

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • The Kazakhstani government tried to silence a critical journalist. But when she also became the target of a phishing scam, tracking the hackers opened a rabbit hole into a massive but shoddy spying operation. Who was really behind it? And why was all the hacked data dumped onto the open Internet?
    Visit darknetdiaries... for a list of sources, full transcripts, and to listen to all episodes.

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  • @d.l.d.l.8140
    @d.l.d.l.8140 11 дней назад +1

    I’m 70. I understand so much more after listening to this channel. Oh, I’ll never be behind the genius desk, but the appeal of this channel goes far beyond fellow hackers. Jack’s narrations are a combination of natural, compelling storytelling genius, focusing on engaging stories that illustrate how our technology is and can be applied, technical savvy, detective work, reverse engineering, common sense, all the thrills of a murder mystery delivered in a style and tone perfectly suited to his analytic nature. I actually picture him in front of a huge cork board with dozens of strings running to and through facts on the board. Sucks that subs are so low, at my age most of the people I know just wouldn’t be interested, but most of you guys have friends or relatives you can forward to who would genuinely enjoy it, probably all for different reasons. It’s as much edge of the couch spellbinding as it is technology, but Jack doesn’t short shrift people who are here to learn either. There’s no equal that I know of, and I’m sure most of his guests are not easy people to get to sit down and speak for the record, it’s just not their nature. Speaks to credibility in the industry, and it’s clearly an industry, shady in the corners or not. So you’re right, what we’re hearing here is special. My worry is that, you know, Jack has options other than a You Tube channel. I just want to see him get paid what he’s worth so he doesn’t go away, you know that would be bad for most of us. And disappointing for all of us. Thatisall.

  • @ttmilk6633
    @ttmilk6633 2 года назад +140

    Guess Who's listening to this at 3 a.m. and not planning on sleeping now for a few more hours! So excited! Better than those basic Murder Mystery series XD!

    • @alexandremartens
      @alexandremartens 2 года назад +4

      Same lmao, keep it up Jacky!

    • @ke0_edits78
      @ke0_edits78 2 года назад +2

      guess whose listening to this at 1 am

    • @Shmack_
      @Shmack_ 2 года назад +6

      Unfortunately yea got up to pee and opened up youtube "real quick " lol

    • @peacepoet1947
      @peacepoet1947 2 года назад

      Ever see the invite to contact someone by downloading the What's up fake phone number to be able to get all your private information that might be on your phone?

    • @fatherwolf5124
      @fatherwolf5124 2 года назад +1

      Same vroooooo

  • @Aaronrockmenezes
    @Aaronrockmenezes 2 года назад +30

    I just woke up, and listening to this is so cool! I've basically watched all the videos in this series. Its damn informative and super gripping. You're awesome Jack! 👍👍

  • @JAY.ARE47
    @JAY.ARE47 2 года назад +19

    When I wake up and see a new Darknet I know the drive to work will be interesting!

  • @nacholibreri
    @nacholibreri 10 месяцев назад

    Such a good story teller and making it relevant to the listener! 😊

  • @radijaye7435
    @radijaye7435 2 года назад +7

    I's so weird I was listening to this episode on your website right now but I had problems with connection glad you put it here .thanks bro

  • @Anonymous-we2cl
    @Anonymous-we2cl 2 года назад +5

    Surprised this series isn't more popular. Great content.

    • @JackRhysider
      @JackRhysider  2 года назад +9

      All that matters is whether you're here or not.

    • @michaelhofby
      @michaelhofby 2 года назад

      @@JackRhysider just do a hack and get more views bro

    • @LabGecko
      @LabGecko 2 года назад

      He did a previous episode on that

    • @randomchannel-px6ho
      @randomchannel-px6ho 2 месяца назад

      Look at who wins popularity contest. It doesn't matter

    • @snikrepak
      @snikrepak 15 дней назад

      @@michaelhofby child like mentality

  • @nyx1094
    @nyx1094 2 года назад +7

    I swear man I'm speed running your channel like no others every single bit of time that I could spare I open up a new tab and catch one of your episodes where I left it. I'm also talking about your show to everybody around me but being in a country where english is not *at all* a spoken language I face walls but please never stop those candies are too good and I'm addicted to it now

    • @RaverOperator
      @RaverOperator 2 года назад

      I'm new to this channel and doing the same, I'm in the UK, so most people also don't speak English.

    • @JoanDavis-et2sq
      @JoanDavis-et2sq Год назад

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊ĺ

    • @dannydetonator
      @dannydetonator 10 месяцев назад

      @raveroperator As someone who spent 7 years in N. England, i'm curious if not English, what languages most people do speak then?😅
      I learned what i thought was Northern English, but i guess it was actually Lancashirean, S. Yorkshirean, and partly Mancunian, Glaswegian and even Scouse, just on receiving end. Can't learn to speak Scouse without living around Mersyside and i only understand it because of Scouse friends i acquired later in Spanish penitenciary.

    • @cargonewjeanz
      @cargonewjeanz 7 месяцев назад

      I’m dominican

  • @ninjaloccsta816
    @ninjaloccsta816 2 года назад +4

    found this channel a few weeks ago and its been my favorite stuff to listen to since. another great vid 🤘

  • @SnarkNSass
    @SnarkNSass Год назад +1

    My gardening and artstuff and even the dishes are getting done more frequently and for longer stints since I found this channel a very little while back. 🍽️ 🌱🎨✌🏻😎

  • @kwisin1337
    @kwisin1337 2 года назад +14

    Great episode Jack, keep up the great work. Could I ask if you plan to grow the channel into a bigger production? If so, please be the final voice on things, your touch is what we all enjoy! o7

  • @mysticmae12
    @mysticmae12 Год назад +4

    The very last last line. “When you look down the long ethernet cable into the dark part of the net, the darknet sometimes looks back.”
    It sends shivers down my spine.

  • @fitness3447
    @fitness3447 9 месяцев назад

    Jack, I know I'm one of many, but I still want to let you know that I absolutely love your videos.

  • @whyistherenocowlevel2255
    @whyistherenocowlevel2255 2 года назад +2

    Appreciate the Twin Peaks reference. Fascinating episode.

  • @Goodpizzaa
    @Goodpizzaa 2 года назад

    Your videos and stories with that screen on repeat is so soothing.. and really interesting!

  • @marcusholtzheimer9316
    @marcusholtzheimer9316 2 года назад +2

    Couldn't resonate with that intro any harder. Sneaking into bandos was one of my favorite pastimes in highschool!

  • @dantevale0
    @dantevale0 2 года назад +5

    This channel deserves more subs

  • @yanki1224
    @yanki1224 2 года назад +2

    I want to watch this so much now, but i'ma save it for tomorrow when i get bored in the library.
    Can't get enough content.

  • @adityamohan4757
    @adityamohan4757 2 года назад +3

    Fantastic Podcast
    Been telling all my friends about this!

  • @djombock
    @djombock 2 года назад +3

    Whooooooo!!!!!! It’s 2am and time to get it jack!

  • @Techito2536
    @Techito2536 2 года назад +2

    cybersecurity topic is my favourite 💛

  • @B.a.r.c.o.d.e....
    @B.a.r.c.o.d.e.... 2 года назад +1

    Another great video! 👍🏻

  • @hereticerik
    @hereticerik 2 года назад +2

    I love urbex too. Love your podcast, great stuff!

  • @rootnt
    @rootnt Год назад

    This serie changed my life..

  • @haveaniceday7950
    @haveaniceday7950 2 года назад +9

    In 2011, the EFF received $1 million from Google as part of a settlement of a class action related to privacy issues involving Google Buzz. The Electronic Privacy Information Center and seven other privacy-focused nonprofits protested that the plaintiffs' lawyers and Google had, in effect, arranged to give the majority of those funds "to organizations that are currently paid by Google to lobby for or to consult for the company". An additional $1 million was obtained from Facebook in a similar settlement.[55]

  • @ericemmanuel1070
    @ericemmanuel1070 2 года назад +22

    Well done jack. Just so you know, someone is impersonating and sending telegram links to people who comment on your videos.

  • @stevengill1736
    @stevengill1736 2 года назад +2

    This is an amazing detective story!
    ....EFF has always been a great organization ...cheers.

  • @douro20
    @douro20 2 года назад +2

    When Nazarbayev was ousted the new parliament renamed the capital city after him..what an insult to a people who have suffered under him for over twenty years!

  • @CRYSTALNEWSREVIEWFILM
    @CRYSTALNEWSREVIEWFILM 2 года назад +1

    I LIKE THIS CHANNEL.. I SUBSCRIBED TO YOU ALREADY.. GOOD JOB... SUCCESS TO YOU ALL,..

  • @douro20
    @douro20 2 года назад +1

    This is the first time I've heard about the Respublika affair in a long time.

  • @_barncat
    @_barncat 2 года назад +2

    Is express vpn good for anonymity? If not, what are some better solutions? Proxychains including tor on a virtualbox vm + expressvpn on the host machine? Or what is best?

    • @jochemcode4570
      @jochemcode4570 2 года назад +2

      Wouldnt trust any big commercial ones, maybe proton

    • @peacepoet1947
      @peacepoet1947 2 года назад +1

      Great question.

    • @N3RDYLICIOUS
      @N3RDYLICIOUS 2 года назад

      mulladvpn is the only one you can trust lol, no email no logs nothing used

  • @craigslist6988
    @craigslist6988 2 года назад +1

    FYI
    An easy, free way to contribute a little to EFF or similar organizations is through the Amazon smile program - it's free and passive, you pick a charity or non profit and a small percentage of your purchases are given to the organization.

  • @ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked
    @ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Год назад +3

    :3 One lady had a skull 💀 put on her door, with a note, and the note read that there won't be a next time. Shortly after, her workplace was set on fire.
    She ran from Kazakhstan (I guess is what he said) after that. The lady was getting educated on malware and such by a government agency that deals with cyber security, I think it was.
    She would get emails from activists, and then got a suspicious email, that she felt was suspicious, and sent it to them. Sure enough, it was a spear phishing email, with malware attached to some documents.
    The team analyzed the code to see where it came from.
    Interesting stuff.
    That's why, if you're an activist, journalist, and so forth, you have to open documents in a sandbox (the new Windows feature required a higher edition than Home, and you need to be able to do virtualization), virtual machine, or on a computer with no personal files, your camera covered, your mic covered, and to look at it.
    The NJrat I purposely downloaded, is zipped, and it bypassed NordVPN, Windows Defender, and Avast. Lol. It only got detected when extracting it.
    From what I know:
    However, with some files, merely opening the file will cause malware to ignite. As well, if you write malware in a special way, the virus database may not have it. If you encrypt the files, antivirus won't be able to scan it, and then it can be released after it hits the computer.
    As well, polymorphic malware is written in C, and it is able to keep changing itself so that it doesn't land in a virus database. That's a rather new type of malware.

    • @paintdawallsred
      @paintdawallsred Год назад

      Bruv if you watch Jack you have to understand there is no such thing as a safe place to open a dodgy email all networks can be compromised the o it safe assumption is that it is already compromised and anything you do online is being tracked by someone somewhere

  • @brokens1097
    @brokens1097 Год назад

    Very nice

  • @hamzaadaoud9293
    @hamzaadaoud9293 2 года назад

    a night without darknet diaries ?no thanks

  • @blemishednicely8402
    @blemishednicely8402 Год назад

    45:00:00 -ish
    "Cyber Mercenaries" is interesting...tho I kinda like the ring of "Keyboard Cowboys" (like the term "Cocaine Cowboys", being a group of criminal/malicious intent)~

  • @nourchad1
    @nourchad1 2 года назад +1

    Omg first one here
    You are amazing

  • @j_arrows5898
    @j_arrows5898 Год назад

    Would Qubes OS be good against malware infections?

  • @tylerg6241
    @tylerg6241 2 года назад

    A+++ Keep it up

  • @iCQ_www.SPCL.tk_
    @iCQ_www.SPCL.tk_ 2 года назад

    iff the legend old org for us to love and support 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

  • @ParisLawLess
    @ParisLawLess 2 года назад +1

    Jack is back

  • @allnatural1504
    @allnatural1504 Год назад

    ARE YOU TRYING TO SCARE US. CMON I’M HERE AT 12PM

  • @HRSVERSE
    @HRSVERSE 2 года назад +1

    "BANDOOK" is a hindi word( from India), which means Gun, in case you were wondering 🤔 💭

    • @munis002
      @munis002 2 месяца назад

      Ya it was a Indian company called appin I don't know why he was not clear about it it's on eefs own site

  • @gavinkitchen1472
    @gavinkitchen1472 2 года назад +2

    Im only 6 minutes into this & I'm very upset. I realise this is more than 6 years ago, but knowing that they killed her Dog, has me very emotional. I'm lieing in bed, with my best mate, my Chihuahua Dog 🐕 "Brown". I'm holding him very tight, I would be absolutely distraught & heart-broken if anything bad happened to him.
    This Lady is very courageous & doesn't deserve this. People just don't deserve this. A big thanks to the EFF, Cooper Quentin & many other great Fighter's just like him.
    ....now to watch the rest of this Video. I'm still holding "Brown", very tight. I don't ever want to let him go.

  • @0Ciju0
    @0Ciju0 2 года назад +4

    EFF is amazing

    • @haveaniceday7950
      @haveaniceday7950 2 года назад

      In 2011, the EFF received $1 million from Google as part of a settlement of a class action related to privacy issues involving Google Buzz. The Electronic Privacy Information Center and seven other privacy-focused nonprofits protested that the plaintiffs' lawyers and Google had, in effect, arranged to give the majority of those funds "to organizations that are currently paid by Google to lobby for or to consult for the company". An additional $1 million was obtained from Facebook in a similar settlement.[55]

  • @jehosurkhalifa3192
    @jehosurkhalifa3192 2 года назад

    Hey good video again!!
    Just want toask ever heard of onel de guzman? The creator of iloveyou virus?

  • @huckleberryfinn8795
    @huckleberryfinn8795 2 года назад +1

    That intro was freaky lol

  • @mo-s-
    @mo-s- 2 года назад +7

    jack would be an amazing creepy pasta reader

  • @tomdeluca4861
    @tomdeluca4861 2 года назад +1

    You should look into the connection of the subject of this video and into developed AI that governments like US, Israel, Russia, China and North Korea are working on along side the existing hacking practices already deployed.

  • @notongmilgmil990
    @notongmilgmil990 2 года назад

    I was waiting. For ti

  • @samanramezanian594
    @samanramezanian594 2 года назад +3

    I am Iranian and happy this episode doesnt have anything to do with Iran

  • @920WASHBURN
    @920WASHBURN 2 года назад +1

    1st off, how do you sue in New York if you're from Kazakhstan? Second, the southern district of NY is the most corrupt in the country

  • @sumo-ninja
    @sumo-ninja 19 дней назад

    Prince Ali, mighty is he, Ali Ababwa
    Strong as ten regular men, definitely

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    the Train station around the corner is my best friend against the local identity thefts scammers

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад

    Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!"
    Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
    Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
    Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
    Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
    Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
    Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
    Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"

  • @mahdiriazze3315
    @mahdiriazze3315 2 года назад +1

    Mr robot : hello friends 🤖

  • @remedanmohammedzeyn1379
    @remedanmohammedzeyn1379 2 года назад +1

    today
    at the first you just scared me

  • @munis002
    @munis002 2 месяца назад

    But in the report it says it was appin an Indian company

  • @Glitch-qj3nj
    @Glitch-qj3nj 2 года назад

    Tnx

  • @321BrOwNie123
    @321BrOwNie123 2 месяца назад

    Has he ever had occupytheweb on the podcast?

  • @solaruspragmatic2366
    @solaruspragmatic2366 Год назад

    how the enable disable iq option

  • @radiosnmore
    @radiosnmore Год назад

    Angel fire use to scare the crap out a me

  • @eightbo
    @eightbo Год назад

    Wait, what? .pdf file and .docx file can have malware inside?
    News to me

  • @XO43137
    @XO43137 2 года назад

    Guys, you know this comes down to money, right? So why not change the money type? Not usury, or demiurge. Neutral.

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    I am meant to be have private internet connection fliptv rotor and I know I don't have worry about Cyber security

  • @nacholibreri
    @nacholibreri 10 месяцев назад

    Pegasus gone OS, haha 😊

  • @aatkarelse8218
    @aatkarelse8218 Год назад

    Guessed he was going to say brain space before he was going to say it, nice.

  • @laddaevolta
    @laddaevolta 2 года назад

    Thank god youtube has x2 speed

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    not so dangerous when you find out like I have it is a Sydney run away from Oxford Street

  • @TadanoHitohito
    @TadanoHitohito 2 года назад

    "Next up on Floppanet Diaries"

  • @Lars_Paulsen
    @Lars_Paulsen Год назад

    In Kazakhstan, the majority of the population is Muslim. In Lebanon, the population is also predominantly Muslim.

  • @GgWhyfye
    @GgWhyfye Год назад

    "I gotta letter from the government the other day . I opened it and read it... It said they were suckas..." - PE

  • @gavinkitchen1472
    @gavinkitchen1472 2 года назад +1

    At the start of this Video you talk about exploring an empty Hospital. I can pretty much say for sure, of course someone was there.
    Nothing to be scared or worried about, the person was more than likely more scared of you then you were of them. They were probably either homeless, & living there & feeding the 🐈 Cat, or they were there just there to feed the Cat. * There are a lot of Cat People, that feed the many feral Cats, that can be found in the Cities.
    Either way, because there were scared of you or worried they might get in trouble for being there &/or feeding the Cat, they avoided you.
    Any thoughts could be going through there mind. They don't know who you are, & they could just be scared of People or strangers. Also not knowing who you are they might be thinking you've got some authority over the Building & they might get in trouble.

    • @cargonewjeanz
      @cargonewjeanz 7 месяцев назад

      yes cats are so cute get a cat

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    learn and use that get them into a house solves the problem I have

  • @Thumper68
    @Thumper68 2 года назад

    This is why I always carry my smith and Wesson and am extremely aware of my surrounding. Don’t underestimate my sneakiness🤣😅

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    they teach weapons defence

  • @sandra8139
    @sandra8139 2 года назад

    I will be unstoppable stopping by them forever with self defence ending in my neighbours deaths solves them identity thefts scammers forever

  • @atlanticocean711
    @atlanticocean711 2 года назад

    31:45 c

  • @bc19333
    @bc19333 2 года назад

    🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

  • @sookendestroy1
    @sookendestroy1 2 года назад +1

    Smh realife shadow runners

    • @LabGecko
      @LabGecko 2 года назад

      We're living in it, only missing the magic, though that isn't far off with the state of AR

  • @ryanchase2140
    @ryanchase2140 2 года назад

    I literally got that whatsapp url today

  • @cargonewjeanz
    @cargonewjeanz 7 месяцев назад

    ate

  • @lemonorange1024
    @lemonorange1024 2 года назад

    John Hammond and his cliches duh

  • @_barncat
    @_barncat 2 года назад

    :o

  • @0xfrijolito
    @0xfrijolito 2 года назад

    Floppa

  • @mattpavey3062
    @mattpavey3062 2 года назад +1

    "Hacker emailed him back" then ghosted you... hahahahahaha this HACKER IS FUNNY... MOST HACKERS ARE WEAK... SMASH THEM ALLLLLLLLLLLLL! I WAS SO DEEP DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE BACK IN MY DAY... GERMAN BUNKER HACKERS LOL

    • @Skyforger23
      @Skyforger23 2 года назад +1

      There actually was a darknet hosting service located in a german bunker.

    • @mattpavey3062
      @mattpavey3062 2 года назад

      @@Skyforger23 yup i know but i was hacked by these people and scammed from them too... lots of shit from it

  • @3ForestAnimals
    @3ForestAnimals 2 года назад

  • @travelsahead
    @travelsahead Год назад +3

    I hate how slow and drawn out these crappy podcasts are.

  • @veramulatov
    @veramulatov Год назад

    Instagran he have, span all countries