Jack Recider

Okay, but I want to hear how you got the Rolling Stone article. You were about to say something about how all that started.

Okay. Our conversation began getting circular, and we started talking over each other at that point, and so I ended the call. But I think we got a half-assed confession out of Greg, didn't we? He said he'd stop saying he's the author of Sub 7 and we'll let it go. It was hard to hear that, but he did say that. So I think that's the best I'm going to get from him, and I'll have to take that.

Okay. Our conversation began getting circular, and we started talking over each other at that point, and so I ended the call. But I think we got a half-assed confession out of Greg, didn't we? He said he'd stop saying he's the author of Sub 7 and we'll let it go. It was hard to hear that, but he did say that. So I think that's the best I'm going to get from him, and I'll have to take that.

Oh, and I looked up Greg's birthday on his arrest record, and it shows October 27th, not October 15th, like he said a moment ago. But honestly, I'm not too upset about this. In fact, I knew this would happen eventually. I grew up in the same culture as these guys, right? On IRC, downloading viruses, pranking people with tools.

Oh, and I looked up Greg's birthday on his arrest record, and it shows October 27th, not October 15th, like he said a moment ago. But honestly, I'm not too upset about this. In fact, I knew this would happen eventually. I grew up in the same culture as these guys, right? On IRC, downloading viruses, pranking people with tools.

I remember once I was in a computer class and the teacher had his computer connected to a projector, which was projecting on the front of the class. And I sent a network message to his machine, which made a pop-up show for the whole class. It was epic for a teenager. And one thing I know about this culture is just how much hackers like to mess with the press.

I remember once I was in a computer class and the teacher had his computer connected to a projector, which was projecting on the front of the class. And I sent a network message to his machine, which made a pop-up show for the whole class. It was epic for a teenager. And one thing I know about this culture is just how much hackers like to mess with the press.

Cult of the Dead Cow in particular learned that the press will publish just about anything that a hacker says. If you're in a hacker group and you say, oh, we hacked NASA, the press will just take your word for it and publish it. And so they started creating all these wild claims to see how far the news would just spread just to mess with everyone.

Cult of the Dead Cow in particular learned that the press will publish just about anything that a hacker says. If you're in a hacker group and you say, oh, we hacked NASA, the press will just take your word for it and publish it. And so they started creating all these wild claims to see how far the news would just spread just to mess with everyone.

And later on, 4chan picked up on this too, trying to get fake news to spread also. So this culture is just big on simply messing with the media. And it's partly just to show how crappy the media is for getting it wrong and how gullible people are. I mean, look at the whole birds aren't real movement, right? I'm sure you've heard someone say that. Birds aren't real.

And later on, 4chan picked up on this too, trying to get fake news to spread also. So this culture is just big on simply messing with the media. And it's partly just to show how crappy the media is for getting it wrong and how gullible people are. I mean, look at the whole birds aren't real movement, right? I'm sure you've heard someone say that. Birds aren't real.

That whole thing was just created to prove how conspiracy theories and misinformation is so easily spread. So I know the people I talk to, hackers, are known for giving misinformation, which means I have to be allergic to conspiracy theories in order to navigate this effectively and to bring you the most factual podcast I can.

That whole thing was just created to prove how conspiracy theories and misinformation is so easily spread. So I know the people I talk to, hackers, are known for giving misinformation, which means I have to be allergic to conspiracy theories in order to navigate this effectively and to bring you the most factual podcast I can.

Like, I'm more impressed than I'm mad at this point. Greg messaged me after that call and wanted another call with me. He wanted to apologize to me if he caused any problems. And I started to record the call.

Like, I'm more impressed than I'm mad at this point. Greg messaged me after that call and wanted another call with me. He wanted to apologize to me if he caused any problems. And I started to record the call.

Not my mom. Fake mom name. A big thanks to Ill Will, the real mom man, and Greg for being good sports and taking us on this wild adventure. This episode was created by me, Mr. Packet Loss, Jack Recyder. Our editor is the infinite loop lover, Tristan Ledger. Mixing done by Proximity Sound and our intro music is by the mysterious Brickmaster Cylinder. Why do server rooms often have raised floors?

Not my mom. Fake mom name. A big thanks to Ill Will, the real mom man, and Greg for being good sports and taking us on this wild adventure. This episode was created by me, Mr. Packet Loss, Jack Recyder. Our editor is the infinite loop lover, Tristan Ledger. Mixing done by Proximity Sound and our intro music is by the mysterious Brickmaster Cylinder. Why do server rooms often have raised floors?

so that technicians can get under the server rack and get to the root of the problem. This is Darknet Diaries.

so that technicians can get under the server rack and get to the root of the problem. This is Darknet Diaries.

Some really incredible scam artists out there, and I mean top tier ones, and those ones really intrigue me. One of my favorites is a guy named Victor Lustig. Well, that's not his real name, but that's the name he was famous for. This guy was going around scamming people in the early 1900s.