More Hacked Fridges, the Binance Heist, and Our New Website!
Show notes
There's a little bit of deja vu this week, as we talk about a new wave of hacks targeting refrigerators in Europe that caused a huge amount of damage. Then we dive into the massive $6.3 billion hack of Binance by North Korean actors. Finally, we have a conversation with our friend Pete Baker of FinalFinal who masterminded the redesign of our website and our branding.
Links
The refrigerator hacks: https://decipher.sc/2026/11/02/second-wave-of-suspected-cyberattacks-hits-european-supermarket-freezers/The Binance heist: https://decipher.sc/2026/11/03/binances-63b-hack-inside-the-dprks-attack-and-crypto-laundering-operation/Driven by the geniuses at FinalFinal: https://finalfinal.com/
Timestamps
- 0:00 – Hacked refrigerators, crypto thefts and the new Decipher website
- 3:10 – Binance’s multibillion-dollar crypto hack
- 8:09 – How investigators track the stolen funds
- 12:08 – The fake job interview and months of social engineering
- 15:02 – Why patient, persistent attackers are so hard to stop
- 17:43 – How today’s crypto heists compare with earlier attacks
- 21:42 – Cyberattacks on internet-connected refrigerators
- 24:36 – What might be behind the attacks on food and blood supplies?
- 26:32 – Patching exposed refrigeration systems
- 29:06 – PHP vulnerabilities and the defensive response
- 30:03 – Meet Pete Baker and the Decipher redesign
- 35:59 – Bringing old ideas and interactive features to life
- 38:28 – Moving the site away from WordPress
- 41:11 – Building timelines and context around cybersecurity incidents
- 47:19 – The story behind Decipher’s Easter eggs
- 51:00 – Terminal mode and the site’s hacker-inspired design
- 53:04 – Decipher’s independent voice and brand
- 1:00:10 – Wrap-up and thanks