Show overview
What the Hack? has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 259 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 48 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. Published by DeleteMe.
From the publisher
"What the Hack?" is the award-winning true cybercrime podcast--the place to hear memorable stories and get good advice.
Latest Episodes
View all 259 episodesEpisode 257: Seth Godin's Anti-Spam Playbook: Be Awesome
The Colonel & the Catfish
Episode 255: How Kindness Works in The Scammer's Playbook
Episode 254: Even If You're Not Online, You're Online
When the Bait Bites Back
Episode 252: Surveillance In America, Pt 4: No Warrant Required
Episode 251: Surveillance In America, Pt 3: Just Say No
Episode 250: Becky Holmes and the Future of Fraud
Episode 249: The End of the Constitution Had to Start Somewhere
Episode 248: Open Source Intelligence and the Death of Obscurity
Episode 247: Ghost Murmur and the Real Assault on Privacy
Ep 246Episode 246: Trafficked: Part Three, Asian Scam Compounds
You’ve heard how the compounds work. This week we go inside one—through the eyes of Small Q, an Ugandan musician who was trafficked in and got out—also: Erin West of Operation Shamrock on the bigger picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 245Episode 245: A Professional Noticer of Things
Christopher Anderson has spent thirty years in high-stakes situations—war zones, sinking boats, the current White House. What he’s learned about the information people don’t know they’re giving away is the privacy lesson you need to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 244Episode 244: Inside Tracy Chou's Block Party for Social Media
One of Time Magazine’s Women of the Year and a vocal advocate for diversity in tech, Tracy Chou built Block Party after discovering firsthand that the platforms have no real incentive to protect you from the people who want to harm you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 243Episode 243: Criminal Mind vs. Criminal Mind
Jim Clemente built a career reading criminals. FBI special agent, behavioral profiler, Unabomber case, the hit series Criminal Minds. Then someone bought his debit card number on the dark web, linked it to a peer-to-peer finance app, and cleaned him out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 242Episode 242: Surveillance in America, Pt 2: Flock You Very Much
Flock Safety says their cameras have never been hacked. Benn Jordan and Jason Koebler watched themselves on one from their homes. This week: a deep dive into the vulnerabilities, the no-opt-out tracking, and a simple question: Does any of it makes us safer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Al Franken Holds a Mock Senate Hearing on Privacy with Siri and Alexa (Bonus)
bonusNo deep fake here. This week, Al Franken does his own impersonations of Bernie Sanders, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Sherrod Brown and Susan Collins in this mock Senate Hearing featuring Siri (played by the actual voice-over talent Susan Bennett) and Al’s fellow SNL alum Laraine Newman playing the part of Alexa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 241: Surveillance in America, Pt 1: Somebody's Watching You
Benn Jordan—musician, acoustic scientist, and one of the sharpest minds on surveillance technology—joins 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and the ACLU’s Jay Stanley to trace how surveillance went ambient— and what it means when everyone’s being watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 240Episode 240: Who’s Watching the Watchers?
Feeling watched? Join us as Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark breaks down the new reality of digital surveillance. From school apps to AI scams, we dive into how companies collect your data and how to take control of your online privacy. The war for privacy is real—and it's a fight you can't afford to lose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 239Episode 239: Is AARP Doing More than the FBI to Stop Scams?
Online fraud isn’t just annoying. It’s a national crisis, one that may have drained $158 billion from the U.S. economy last year alone. In this episode, AARP’s Kathy Stokes joins us to explain how fraud has evolved into a sophisticated, global operation and why we’re still blaming the victims instead of stopping the crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices