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Darknet Diaries

133: I'm the Real Connor

Darknet Diaries

Jack Rhysider

True Crime, Technology

4.98.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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One day Connor Tumbleson got an email saying his identity has been stolen. And this was one of the strangest days he’s ever had. Sponsors Support for this show comes from Quorum Cyber. Their mantra is: “We help good people win.” If you’re looking for a partner to help you reduce risk and defend against the threats that are targeting your business — and especially if you are interested in Microsoft Security — reach out to Qurotum Cyber at quorumcyber.com. Skiff is a collaboration platform built for privacy from the ground up. Every document, note, and idea you write is end-to-end encrypted and completely private. Only you and your trusted collaborators can see what you’ve created. Try it out at https://skiff.com. Support for this show comes from AttackIQ. AttackIQ’s security optimization platform emulates the adversary with realism to test your security program, generating real-time performance data to improve your security posture. They also offer free training. Head to attackiq.com to get a closer look at how AttackIQ can help you today. Sources https://connortumbleson.com/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/glut-of-fake-linkedin-profiles-pits-hr-against-the-bots/ Snippet from Darknet Diaries ep 119 about North Korean’s getting tech jobs to steal bitcoin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ik6bAwELA Attribution Assembled by Tristan Ledger. Sound design by Garrett Tiedemann. Episode artwork by odibagas. Mixing by Proximity Sound. Theme music created by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I remember this one time, I really botched a job interview.

0:03.8

I was young in my early 20s and I applied to do surveillance at a casino.

0:10.4

You know, the eye in the sky, watch 20 monitor screens at once and try to find someone cheating

0:15.8

or stealing things in the casino and then call the security guards on them.

0:20.2

Well, I got an interview with the head of casino security and things were going well.

0:25.7

We hit it off and he liked my resume, but then he asked me one last question.

0:33.3

If you saw me stealing in the casino, would you turn me in?

0:37.7

Now I was dumbfounded by this question.

0:40.3

What is this some kind of Essex test?

0:42.6

I mean, he's the head of security.

0:45.7

If I saw him stealing, who would I even report it to?

0:49.1

I was baffled on how to answer this.

0:52.5

But I wanted this job bad.

0:54.8

And so I did a whole bunch of mental gymnastics to try to read his face and see what the answer he wanted.

1:01.5

I mean, the first thing that popped into my mind was that quote from the cottonfather here, Lism.

1:06.2

You're my older brother and I love you.

1:09.0

But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.

1:13.0

Don't take sides against the family.

1:15.6

Who do you think started the whole casino business?

1:17.8

It was mobsters.

1:19.0

So what did this head of security cherish more?

1:22.1

Family or the law?

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