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Faraday FM
by Aegnus
Someone you'll never see is attacking your phone, passwords and data right now. Faraday FM blocks the noise.Plain-English tutorials on staying safe online: spotting phishing, fake sites, scams and social engineering; passwords, 2FA, account takeovers, breaches and identity theft; data brokers, tracking, and locking down devices and socials. Plus crypto security: wallet scams, malicious signatures, hardware wallets and seed phrases.Real hacks, quick tricks and what to do in the first hour. Beginner-friendly.Educational only, not financial or legal advice.Follow: https://x.com/AengusWiz
Episodes
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AdFection: Spyware Hidden Inside Online Ads
On 15 October 2026, the Citizen Lab and threat-intelligence firm Confiant published the first public, technical proof that mercenary spyware can be delivered straight to your phone through an ordinary targeted advertisement — no link to click, no file to open. They call the technique AdFection.…
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The Keys to Everything: A Privacy and Security Guide to Password Managers and KeePassXC
One reused password can open every door in your life, and in crypto, one of those doors leads straight to your money. In this episode, Aengus explains why default password habits are so dangerous, what current NIST guidance actually says, and how password managers protect your secrets with...
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Stablecoins: A Privacy and Security Guide to Digital Dollars That Can Be Frozen
Stablecoins are the most used tokens in crypto, and some of the least private. In this episode, Aengus explains what stablecoins are, how fiat-backed and crypto-backed designs actually work, and why the issuers of USDT and USDC can freeze any address, a power they use regularly. Drawing on his...
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zk-SNARKs: A Privacy and Security Guide to Proving Without Revealing
Every payment on a public blockchain is like handing a bouncer your whole driving licence when all he needs to know is your age. In this episode, Aengus explains zk-SNARKs, the cryptography that lets a network check that rules were followed without seeing your data. He traces the idea from a 1985...
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Geopolitics and Privacy: A Privacy and Security Guide to a World That Is Watching
Russia has blocked WhatsApp and is switching off mobile internet region by region. Iran cut 85 million people off from the world and jammed Starlink. In Europe, the MiCA licensing deadline has passed, and the AMLR will push privacy coins off regulated exchanges from July 2027. In this episode,...
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Privacy Is Freedom: A Privacy and Security Guide to Vitalik Buterin's Case for Privacy
In April 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published "Why I support privacy", arguing that privacy is freedom, order and progress. Aengus walks through the essay: why "privacy is dead" thinking aged badly, why government backdoors are unstable, and how the secret ballot shows that whole...
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Hardware Wallets: A Privacy and Security Guide to Keeping Your Keys Off the Internet
A hardware wallet promises one simple thing: your keys never touch the internet. In this episode, Aengus explains how crypto wallets really work, from private keys to seed phrases. He goes back to Prague in 2013, where Marek "Slush" Palatinus and Pavol "Stick" Rusnák started building the first...
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Swapping in the Open: A Privacy and Security Guide to Decentralised Exchanges
Decentralised exchanges let you trade crypto without handing your money to a company. But "no sign-up" doesn't mean private. Every swap on a public blockchain is permanent and visible, and the websites and infrastructure you connect through can see more than you might think. Bots can also read…
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Monero Unmasked: A Beginner's Guide to Private Money
Your Bitcoin isn't as anonymous as you think. Every public blockchain is a permanent, open record. Once your name is linked to an address, anyone can read your whole financial history: who paid you, who you paid, and how much you hold. In this episode, Aengus explains why that matters for…
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Think Before You Sign: The One-Click Crypto Wallet Drain
One signature. No password stolen, no fee paid, and six and a half million dollars gone. In this episode of Faraday FM, you'll learn how to read crypto wallet pop-ups before they empty your account. This is a practical, plain-English tutorial on wallet security and phishing protection. You'll…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Someone you'll never see is attacking your phone, passwords and data right now. Faraday FM blocks the noise.Plain-English tutorials on staying safe online: spotting phishing, fake sites, scams and social engineering; passwords, 2FA, account takeovers, breaches and identity theft; data brokers, tracking, and locking down devices and socials. Plus crypto security: wallet scams, malicious signatures, hardware wallets and seed phrases.Real hacks, quick tricks and what to do in the first hour. Beginner-friendly.Educational only, not financial or legal advice.Follow: https://x.com/AengusWiz
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Aegnus
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Someone you'll never see is attacking your phone, passwords and data right now. Faraday FM blocks the noise.Plain-English tutorials on staying safe online: spotting phishing, fake sites, scams and social engineering; passwords, 2FA, account takeovers, breaches and identity theft; data brokers,...
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