About this episode
Samy Kamkar is a hacker. And while he’s done a lot of stuff, he’s best known for creating the Samy Worm. Which spread its way through a popular social media site and had crazy results.
Thanks to our guest Samy Kamkar for telling his story. Learn more about him by visiting https://samy.pl/.
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Sources
- Samy’s YouTube Channel
- Video: MySpace Worm Animated Story
- https://samy.pl/myspace/
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjwb4/the-myspace-worm-that-changed-the-internet-forever
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