Darknet Diaries

Jack Rhysider

Booking Overview

A narrative cybersecurity show built around reported stories of hacking, cybercrime, data breaches, and digital privacy, typically featuring firsthand interviews with hackers, security professionals, breach subjects, and privacy advocates. Agencies could credibly pitch ethical hackers, penetration testers, incident responders, cybersecurity researchers, and digital-rights attorneys with firsthand involvement in consequential cases; booking is likely high difficulty because compelling access and original stories matter more than generic expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 180

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 436.0k subscribers

Instagram: 181.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jack@darknetdiaries.com

podcast@darknetdiaries.com

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Host

Jack Rhysider - Cybersecurity podcaster, creator, and host known for documenting true stories from the darker side of the internet.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Firsthand involvement in notable hacking incidents, data breaches, penetration-testing operations, cybersecurity investigations, digital-rights litigation, or privacy advocacy.

Required Achievements:

Participation in a consequential cybersecurity incident or investigation, Leadership in cybersecurity, digital privacy, or civil-liberties work, Published books or significant legal, technical, or advocacy contributions

Recent Guest Discussions

Nickolas Sharp - Software Security Concerns, Insider Hacking, Unauthorized Access, And The Consequences Of Attempting To Expose Security Weaknesses.

Cindy Cohn - Digital Surveillance, Civil Liberties, Privacy Litigation, And The Legal Fight Against Government Secrecy.

Nicholas Merrill - National Security Letters, Surveillance, Constitutional Rights, Gag Orders, And Digital Privacy.

Recent Topics

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Cybercrime, Data Breaches, Privacy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Darknet Diaries

LOW - Now Available

September 22, 2026

After 8 years, LOW is finally here. A story about the weight of being and the wreckage of waking up. Five episodes. Five descents. LOW is an audio journey into the unlit corners of human experience. Choices we made in the dark, the silences we carry, and what remains when we stop running from ourselves.LOW a new Limited Series from the Jack Rhysider is now available for everyone to hear, where ever you get your podcasts.

179: The Courthouse - Revisited

September 01, 2026

In this episode we follow up with Gabby and Justin from Episode 59 - two seasoned penetration testers who tell us a story about the time when they tried to break into a courthouse but it went all wrong, and what happened in the aftermath.SponsorsThis show is brought to you by Doppel. Doppel stops AI attacks with digital risk protection, human risk management, and email security on a unified social engineering defense platform.doppel.comThis show is brought to you by Sinch. Sinch is the cloud ...

LOW - Trailer

August 06, 2026

After 8 years, LOW is finally here. A story about the weight of being and the wreckage of waking up. Five episodes. Five descents. LOW is an audio journey into the unlit corners of human experience. Choices we made in the dark, the silences we carry, and what remains when we stop running from ourselves.LOW a new Limited Series from the Jack Rhysider will be releasing to the public for free soon, but you can hear it now as a Darknet Diaries Plus subscriber. Go to plus.darknetdiaries.com and su...

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