Smashing Security · Graham Cluley
The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransomware negotiators
November 6, 2025·39 min·3 clips
Two professional ransomware negotiators allegedly used their insider expertise to secretly launch ransomware attacks themselves, demanding $10 million from victims.
As heard by us
A loose, funny security conversation about breaches as psychological pressure, not just technical compromise.
Smashing Security uses its "hack that messed with time" story to get at a sharper anxiety: sometimes the worst part of an intrusion is knowing someone was there at all.
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If the phrase 'rogue ransomware negotiator' sounds like a job title that needs explaining, this is your episode.
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