The Hak5 Crew is creating Threat Wire
What's Threatening our Security, Privacy, and Internet Freedom?
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Milestone Goals
2 Milestone Goals
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Twice the Awesome PLUS RSS!
You've unlocked a second episode! This goal gives us the ability to do the show twice a week! We'll create an official RSS feed for Threat Wire so you can download the show and watch it from your favorite podcasting apps.
Thrice the Awesome
You've unlocked a third episode! Now, Patrick, Shannon, and Darren will host Threat Wire every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on a rotating host schedule.
Leveling Up + Live Stream
This goal unlocks a live stream during each taping of Threat Wire, PLUS we'll also be able to make upgrades to the set and production.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
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In 2012 we had the unique opportunity to launch Threat Wire, a quick weekly dose of news about security, privacy, and what is threatening the freedom of our Internet. A couple months later, Edward Snowden showed the whole world that the NSA was acting on secret court orders, collecting call records from nearly every telephone company in America and building tools like XKeyScore, that can sniff out "nearly everything a user does on the Internet".
People stopped looking at us like we were wearing tinfoil hats, and started asking how they could protect themselves online, not just from government agencies... if you're getting phishing emails trying to steal your bank info, had to get new credit cards because of security breaches at the likes of Target or Home Depot, or you've heard the President rallying about the evils of Foreign Hackers chances are you've got questions.
We were excited to bring this information to the public in a way that was easy to consume, but in 2013, after 50 shows, Threat Wire ended, and has since been in hiatus. We were offered advertising and sponsorship opportunities, but we passed on them. We wanted to continue this show but keep it completely independent, no ads, no networks. Suddenly, services like Patreon made it easy for viewers like you to support shows directly.
We think it’s time to bring Threat Wire back. The threats to our freedom, and violations of our privacy and security didn't stop after 2013, and neither will we.
You can make this happen, and be a part of this show, by becoming a Patron on Patreon.com/threatwire
This isn’t just a show. It’s not just a community. This is a movement.
Are you ready?
Threat Wire will be a weekly short format show with a rotating host, and the possibility of up to 3 episodes per week. Patronage is on a per month basis. You have the ability to edit and set a maximum contribution per month via your Patreon settings. New to Patreon? Check out this link for more information!
People stopped looking at us like we were wearing tinfoil hats, and started asking how they could protect themselves online, not just from government agencies... if you're getting phishing emails trying to steal your bank info, had to get new credit cards because of security breaches at the likes of Target or Home Depot, or you've heard the President rallying about the evils of Foreign Hackers chances are you've got questions.
We were excited to bring this information to the public in a way that was easy to consume, but in 2013, after 50 shows, Threat Wire ended, and has since been in hiatus. We were offered advertising and sponsorship opportunities, but we passed on them. We wanted to continue this show but keep it completely independent, no ads, no networks. Suddenly, services like Patreon made it easy for viewers like you to support shows directly.
We think it’s time to bring Threat Wire back. The threats to our freedom, and violations of our privacy and security didn't stop after 2013, and neither will we.
You can make this happen, and be a part of this show, by becoming a Patron on Patreon.com/threatwire
This isn’t just a show. It’s not just a community. This is a movement.
Are you ready?
Threat Wire will be a weekly short format show with a rotating host, and the possibility of up to 3 episodes per week. Patronage is on a per month basis. You have the ability to edit and set a maximum contribution per month via your Patreon settings. New to Patreon? Check out this link for more information!