What Jack Rhysider has said about Online privacy
4 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 1, 2026
Jack Rhysider, Creator and host of the Darknet Diaries podcast about hackers and cybercrime; former network security engineer, has been quoted on Online privacy 4 times in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on July 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rhysider says Superbox pirate TV devices contain malware that attacks home networks and should be discarded immediately.
“it's riddled with all kinds of really nasty malware. It's got stuff that's trying to get into all the devices on your home network”
Digital Social Hour: Jack Rhysider Knows Everything They're Hiding | DSH #2042 (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 10:42
Rhysider frames security as incremental, arguing even partial improvements are worthwhile.
“So if I improve my security by 10%, oh, that's worth it. If I can prove it by 40%, it's worth it”
Digital Social Hour: Jack Rhysider Knows Everything They're Hiding | DSH #2042 (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 12:38
Rhysider says he knows of no Pegasus variant that has compromised an iPhone in Lockdown Mode.
“There hasn't been a known variant that's got into an iPhone using lockdown mode”
Digital Social Hour: Jack Rhysider Knows Everything They're Hiding | DSH #2042 (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 31:58
Rhysider says he registers with every website using a distinct email, password and often phone number to limit breach exposure.
“Every website I register with, I use a different email address and a different password and often even a different phone number”
Digital Social Hour: Jack Rhysider Knows Everything They're Hiding | DSH #2042 (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 41:01
Episodes
Jack Rhysider Knows Everything They're Hiding | DSH #2042Digital Social Hour · Jul 1, 2026 · 49 min
Darknet Diaries creator Jack Rhysider tells Sean Kelly about hackers, the dark web, encrypted messaging, AI agent risks, cybercrime cases, and practical privacy habits.
Jack Rhysider on other topics
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- Signal (messaging app) · 2 quotes
- Dark web · 2 quotes
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- Quantum computing · 1 quote
- Anonymous (hacker group) · 1 quote
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