Welcome to Cypher Tech Hacks, the podcast where host Alex Cipher takes you inside the most shocking, real-world hacks in digital history.

In today’s episode, we uncover The CommBox Classroom Exploit—a ransomware attack that started with smartboards in schools. Attackers used unsecured CommBox devices to infiltrate school networks, encrypt critical systems, and demand Bitcoin ransoms. But this wasn’t your average ransomware campaign. This hack revealed just how dangerous unsecured IoT devices can be when left exposed online.

🎧 You’ll learn:

• How hackers found vulnerable CommBox devices via Shodan
• The exact method used to gain access and pivot through school networks
• What could’ve prevented this attack
• How Zero Trust, segmentation, and patching could save millions in recovery

Subscribe now and learn how to outsmart even the most advanced digital threats. New episodes every week!

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This week’s AI developments are shaking up the tech world! Microsoft introduces Recall for Copilot+ PCs, Adobe unveils Firefly Image Model 4, and OpenAI expands its Deep Research tool to free users. Intel steps up to challenge Nvidia with new AI chip ambitions, while the White House launches a major AI education initiative. Plus, DeepMind’s updated geometry solver hits 84% accuracy, Google’s Veo 2 revolutionizes 4K video generation, and Meta announces the first-ever LlamaCon. Tune in for a fast, insightful recap of how AI is evolving right now — and where it’s headed next.

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One router. One testing server. One kid with internet access.

In this episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, Alex Cipher unravels the wild story of how a 21-year-old hacker infiltrated T-Mobile’s internal systems, spent weeks undetected, and exfiltrated data on over 40 million customers — all without using a single line of malware.

We break down:

• How a misconfigured router opened the door
• The path from dev environment to production databases
• Why logging and segmentation failures made this attack so easy
• And what it says about the state of security at major telecoms

This breach wasn’t flashy. It was surgical. And the scary part? It could happen to almost any company still running on legacy infrastructure and lazy segmentation.

If you’re building, managing, or securing anything — this is the episode you have to hear.

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In this episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, host Alex Cipher uncovers the real-life Tesla API hack that let attackers remotely access and control Teslas across 13 countries. It wasn’t a bug in Tesla’s system—it was a deadly combination of exposed tokens, careless third-party developers, and silent API abuse.

Learn how one security researcher responsibly revealed the flaw, what steps hackers would take to exploit it, and most importantly—how you can prevent similar breaches in your own apps, devices, or digital life.

This story is a wake-up call for anyone using smart tech or developing connected apps.

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Welcome to Cypher Tech Hacks—the podcast where cyber legends come to light. In this week’s episode, Alex Cipher exposes the inside story of the Okta security breach that shook the tech world. You’ll hear how one compromised contractor laptop became the ignition point for a massive identity and access management failure.

We’ll break down:

• What went wrong at Okta’s third-party vendor Sitel
• How the LAPSUS$ gang bypassed security using social engineering
• Why companies like Cloudflare were almost compromised
• What you can do to harden identity systems and monitor vendors

Whether you’re a red teamer, a security analyst, or a tech-savvy exec, this episode is packed with real-world lessons from a high-stakes breach.

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In this week’s AI roundup — we’re breaking down the biggest updates from April 13 to April 20, 2025.

🧠 OpenAI just launched O3 and O4-mini, two new multimodal models built to handle complex reasoning and visual input — even rough sketches.
🎬 Google Veo 2 is now available for Gemini Advanced users — unlocking AI video generation for creators.
⚙️ OpenAI also introduced Flex Processing, giving developers cheaper processing for non-urgent tasks.
🤖 Claude AI by Anthropic just went autonomous — it now reads your calendar, email, and even cites its own research.
⚖️ OpenAI is fighting back with a countersuit against Elon Musk.
🍏 And Apple is using synthetic data to train AI privately — no user snooping required.

This week’s episode gives you everything you need to stay ahead in the world of artificial intelligence.

🔗 Subscribe now to Cypher Tech Hacks, and don’t miss future updates on AI, cybersecurity, and tech trends.

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On July 15th, 2020, the internet broke for a moment. Verified Twitter accounts from Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Apple, Kanye West, and more all posted the same message: “Send me Bitcoin, and I’ll double it.”

It wasn’t a joke. It wasn’t a promo. It was a hack.

In this episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, Alex Cipher takes you inside the wild story of how a crew of teenage hackers gained access to Twitter’s internal admin tools, hijacked high-profile accounts, and pulled off one of the most public crypto scams ever — all while flexing in underground forums and bragging to journalists.

We’ll break down:

• How they social engineered Twitter employees
• What the “God Mode” admin panel looks like
• Why internal tools are your riskiest assets
• And how $118,000 in Bitcoin was just the beginning

This is the blueprint for every insider threat nightmare — and the reason no platform, no matter how big, is untouchable.

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In this episode of This Week’s AI News, Alex Cipher unpacks the most important stories in artificial intelligence from April 6–12, 2025.

We cover OpenAI’s legal clash with Elon Musk and its record-breaking $40B funding round, Google’s powerful new Gemini models and TPUs, and Apple’s delay on the much-anticipated Siri overhaul. Plus: ChatGPT rolls into Volkswagen cars, President Trump signs a bold AI executive order, SUNY launches AI ethics departments, and Beijing postpones the world’s first humanoid robot half-marathon.

And to cap it off, Netflix drops Black Mirror Season 7 — and it’s diving headfirst into the future of AI.

Tune in for your weekly download on what’s happening at the intersection of tech, policy, and machine intelligence

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