DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

About DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

DISCARDED: Tales from the Threat Research Trenches is a podcast for security practitioners, intelligence analysts, and threat hunters looking to learn more about the threat behaviors and attack patterns. Each episode you’ll hear real world insights from our researchers about the latest trends in malware, threat actors, TTPs, and more. Welcome to DISCARDED

Publisher

Proofpoint

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Mar 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

58 of 113 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Germany’s Cybercrime Chief on Disrupting Cybercrime’s Biggest Adversaries

   Carsten Meywirth, head of Germany’s Cybercrime Division, discusses law enforcement’s successful disruption of major cybercrime adversaries with host Selena.

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   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   FOMO as an Attack Vector: How Fake Party Invites Are Hijacking Inboxes

   Host Selena and co-host Sarah Sabatka explore how fake party invitations exploit FOMO to hijack inboxes with malicious links.

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   16 Sept 2026

   Once in a BlueMoon: Inside the Exploit Chain Four Espionage Groups Adopted in Days

   Host Selena and guests Mark Kelly, Julia Paluch, and Dave Galazin explore an exploit chain adopted by four espionage groups, revealing critical threat intelligence.

Inside a recent episode

Germany’s Cybercrime Chief on Disrupting Cybercrime’s Biggest Adversaries

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So how has this actually changed that mindset for cybercrime investigators? Yeah, that's right. Indeed, there is a big difference between investigating traditional crime versus cybercrime. But quite easy to understand. In traditional crime areas like drug trafficking or trafficking in human beings, investigation starts very often with the suspect, and you have to prove their guilt. Very easy. Easy in quotations, I hope. Yeah, easy. That's right, yeah. When we fight cybercrime, we regularly start with the victim and a digital crime scene. And then we collect all the traces, all the indicators of compromise, all the stuff criminals left behind in the Internet. […]

Who has been a guest on DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

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• Carsten Meywirth
• Mark Kelly
• Julia Paluch
• Dave Galazin
• Rachel Rabin

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

888,126

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

56 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

39 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

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Quality

88

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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