Hey, it's Jack, host of the show, and it's holiday season.

So let's have some fun and celebrate the year with a bonus holiday episode.

I hope there's much cheer and joy in your holiday season,

but for some of us security professionals, there's no break right now.

Huckers like to strike when people are on vacation,

or there's a skeleton crew running things.

So to all the security professionals who are staying vigilant through the

holiday season and keeping an eye on things, thanks.

This is a story from an old friend of ours, Tinker Secure.

He's a penetration tester, paid to hack into places to test their security.

You might remember him from an earlier episode called Jeremy from Marketing?

He's got another story for us.

He says a few cuss words in this one, but never in a mean or angry way.

Enjoy.

These are true stories from the dark side of the internet.

I'm Jack Recyder.

This is Noir Net Diaries.

It was Sunday night and I was boarding a red eye to Los Angeles.

I'd managed to get my carry on filled to the brim with lock picks under the door

tools and badge clenters past the gate agents.

They seemed only concerned about my laptop.

After X-raying it, they let it pass.

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