Phantom Bytes

About Phantom Bytes

Phantom Bytes explores the eerie intersection of technology, cybercrime, and true-life mysteries, unraveling stories of digital ghosts, hackers, and sinister cyber threats that blur the lines between virtual terror and real-world intrigue. Welcome to the dark side of the digital age. Welcome to Phantom Bytes.

Publisher

Jash Saunders, Cowboy Supernova Productions

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2025

Latest episode

2 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Dec 2025

   The Phantom Carnival: PORT 23/Telnet/The Telepathic Twins

   This episode explores the eerie parallels between the Telepathic Twins and Port 23/Telnet, highlighting the risks of unprotected openness in internet architecture.

2. 

   22 Aug 2025

   "The Phantom Game and the Billion Accounts" (Urban Legend Polybius/Yahoo Breach 2013)

   Host Alex Schmidt explores the urban legend of the Polybius arcade game and the real-world Yahoo data breach, revealing eerie parallels between myth and digital reality.

3. 

   18 Aug 2025

   “From the Depths to the Data” (Project Azorian/the SolarWinds Breach)

   Host Alex Thompson interviews cybersecurity expert Jane Doe about the parallels between Project Azorian's deep-sea salvage and the SolarWinds cyberattack.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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