Qualified triples from the transcripts. Origin, speaker, and evidence stay attached. These are not independently verified facts.
Saudi Arabia USES Pegasus
Jack says NSO sold Pegasus to the Saudi government, while the episode also presents uncertainty about its use against Khashoggi and his associates.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“NSO has also sold their spyware to the government of Saudi Arabia”
The episode says the Mexican government purchased Pegasus and that Mexican government or affiliated operators controlled it.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“NSO sold the tool to the Mexican government and from there, it’s now someone within the Mexican government or affiliated organization who has control of it”
Pegasus USES zero-day exploit chain
Pegasus used a chain of previously unknown exploits against mobile devices.
Explicit Confidence 98% · John Scott-Railton EP 100 Details
“it’s using this chain of zero-days”
Pegasus USES remote jailbreak
The Pegasus infection remotely jailbroke the test iPhone.
Explicit Confidence 99% · John Scott-Railton EP 100 Details
“we had just observed a remote jailbreak on this iPhone”
Pegasus USES zero-click exploit
The episode says NSO sold a zero-click WhatsApp exploit to customers as a way to deploy Pegasus without requiring the victim to click.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“NSO was in fact selling this exploit to its customers”
FBI USES Magic Lantern
According to information obtained through a Freedom of Information request, the FBI used Magic Lantern to capture keystrokes on target computers.
Attributed Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“the FBI uses this Magic Lantern malware to capture keystrokes on target computers”
Windows 98 accessibility-feature login bypass AFFECTS Windows 98
The login-bypass exploit was used against a computer running Windows 98.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“puts it in the computer running Windows 98”
Windows 98 accessibility feature vulnerability AFFECTS Windows 98
The accessibility-feature vulnerability is presented as affecting the Windows 98 system Os encountered.
Explicit Confidence 94% · Os EP 101 Details
“what do you have for 1998 Windows systems?”
“a log-in screen for Windows 98”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud DISCOVERED_BY Os
Os and his team uncovered the database manipulation and traced it to an insider.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“Os has cracked the case”
“He’s figured out how the millions of dollars are being stolen from the lottery”
Windows 98 accessibility-feature login bypass EXPLOITS Windows 98 accessibility feature vulnerability
The Windows 98 accessibility-feature login-bypass exploit exploits the accessibility-feature vulnerability described in the episode.
Derived Confidence 90% · Os EP 101 Details
“The accessibility feature – I can’t remember what the actual vulnerability was, but basically ended up being able to create an exploit”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud INVOLVES Puerto Rico lottery
The incident concerned millions of dollars being stolen through the Puerto Rico lottery and manipulation of its payout system.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Os EP 101 Details
“we are losing millions and millions of dollars a month through the lottery of Puerto Rico”
“Someone inside the lottery IT team was going into the database and changing one number”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud INVOLVES Government of Puerto Rico
The investigation was commissioned and authorized by the Government of Puerto Rico, including the governor and government systems.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“The government of Puerto Rico hired this consulting agency to come do some work”
“The governor of Puerto Rico looks at me and the team”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud INVOLVES United States Marine Corps
The incident account involves Os’s prior Marine Corps cybersecurity experience, which he drew on while investigating the lottery network.
Derived Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“Os has done a number of penetration tests before he did offensive work while in the Marines”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud INVOLVES Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI investigated the lottery fraud, received Os’s evidence, and took over most of the investigation.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Os EP 101 Details
“I immediately have to contact the bureau, the FBI field office in Puerto Rico”
“The bureau took over most of the investigation”
Puerto Rico lottery fraud INVOLVES cartel
The lottery fraud was linked to a cartel operation involving money laundering through winning lottery tickets, according to the episode’s account of the investigation and court records.
Attributed Confidence 96% · Os EP 101 Details
“they were also running guns and drugs through that process”
“the court records show that they had someone inside the lottery who would produce winning lottery tickets”
Os MEMBER_OF United States Marine Corps
Os joined the Marine Corps specifically to pursue computer and cybersecurity work and served five years active duty.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Os EP 101 Details
“I chose the Marine Corps specifically”
“I spent five years active duty”
Puerto Rico lottery OPERATED_BY Department of Treasury
The episode states that the Puerto Rico lottery is run by the Department of Treasury.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“It’s been running since 1934 and is ran by the Department of Treasury”
Jack Rhysider REFERENCES Full Metal Jacket
Jack references Full Metal Jacket and discusses a specific boot-camp scene from the film as an analogy for Marine Corps training.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“it reminds me of a very specific scene in the movie Full Metal Jacket”
cartel USES BlackBerry phones
The indictment reportedly claimed that people in the cartel operation used BlackBerry phones to communicate.
Attributed Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“they used BlackBerry phones to communicate”
Os USES digital forensics
Os performed defensive and forensic cybersecurity work in the Marine Corps and later at a consulting firm.
Explicit Confidence 95% · Os EP 101 Details
“So, I did both”
“They were doing forensics and other cyber-security kinda stuff”
Os USES network enumeration
Os enumerated the internal network to map reachable systems and identify the lottery network structure.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Os EP 101 Details
“So, I actually enumerate the network”
Os included Nmap in his portable tool suite and used scans to examine the lottery network.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Os EP 101 Details
“a bunch of tools on it like Nmap and freaking man-in-the-middle tools”
“Nmap scans are also common”
Os USES warez scene
Os says that in the early days he participated in the warez scene as an administrator, rooter, and cracker producing zero-day releases.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Os EP 101 Details
“I used to run around in the warez scene as a wares administrator and a rooter”
Os USES Password hash cracking
Os attempted to crack password hashes obtained from the compromised Windows computer.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“he grabs this hash file to try to crack the passwords on this computer”
Os USES penetration testing
Os conducted penetration tests as part of his offensive cybersecurity work and consulting work.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 101 Details
“he’s a pen tester”
“Os has done a number of penetration tests before he did offensive work while in the Marines”