Darknet Diaries
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 9 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
A cybersecurity podcast of suspenseful true stories about hackers, spyware and criminal cases, which listeners call engaging and consistently great.
A cybersecurity podcast of suspenseful true stories about hackers, spyware and criminal cases, which listeners call engaging and consistently great.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Suspenseful, fascinating true hacking stories
“These episodes of Darknet Diaries were my favorite. Very suspenseful.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security” “I've heard some really fascinating stories on Darknet Diaries.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “What podcasts are you listening to?” “This episode of Darknet Diaries was eye opening”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI” Well-regarded episodes on Unit 8200
“there’s a pretty great episode of darknet diaries that talks about how they were directly targeted by 8200 agents”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click” “There's also a couple of Darknet Diaries episodes with similar interviews.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Actively exploited sandbox RCE in all Chromium versions” “Darknet diaries did a great podcast on unit 8200.”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed itself” Engaging host, consistently great episodes
“I love that show! Jack has an infectious take on all the criminal antics!”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Anna's Archive Loses .Org Domain After Surprise Suspension” “I've just started Darknet Diaries podcast. So great.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Rockstar Games Hacked, Hackers Threaten a Massive Data Leak If Not Paid Ransom” “Darknet diaries is always great.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “What podcasts are you listening to?”
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The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Darknet DiariesThis page | 12 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
9 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There's also a couple of Darknet Diaries episodes with similar interviews.”
“there’s a pretty great episode of darknet diaries that talks about how they were directly targeted by 8200 agents”
“This episode of Darknet Diaries was eye opening”
“I've just started Darknet Diaries podcast. So great.”
“I've heard some really fascinating stories on Darknet Diaries.”
“Darknet diaries is always great.”
“Darknet diaries did a great podcast on unit 8200.”
“These episodes of Darknet Diaries were my favorite. Very suspenseful.”
“I love that show! Jack has an infectious take on all the criminal antics!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.