Risky Business Video
March 09, 2026
Between Two Nerds: An internet blackout won't stop NSA in Iran
Presented by
Tom Uren
Policy & Intelligence
The Grugq
Independent Security Researcher
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about why an internet shutdown won’t stop US cyber operations in Iran.
Show notes:
- Srsly Risky Biz: The Four Hour Cyber War on Iran, https://news.risky.biz/srsly-risky-biz-the-four-hour-cyber-war-on-iran/
- The Thing listening device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)
- IBM Selectric bug, https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/bugs/selectric/
- CIA compromise in Iran, https://www.yahoo.com/news/cias-communications-suffered-catastrophic-compromise-started-iran-090018710.html