171: Melody Fraud

171: Melody Fraud

From Darknet Diaries by Jack Rhysider

March 3, 2026 · 1h 9m · Season 1 · Episode 171

About this episode

This episode explores the manipulation of music charts and the battle against streaming fraud through an interview with Andrew, a former perpetrator turned protector.

What if the music charts you see aren’t real? What if the numbers that define success can be manufactured? We talked to Andrew, a man who has spent his career on both sides of this battle. He once profited from the loopholes in streaming platforms, but now, his job is to close them. This episode will change the way you understand music streaming platforms from now on. Sponsors Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker® . ThreatLocker® is a Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that strengthens your infrastructure from the ground up. With ThreatLocker® Allowlisting and Ringfencing™, you gain a more secure approach to blocking exploits of known and unknown vulnerabilities. ThreatLocker® provides Zero Trust control at the kernel level that enables you to allow everything you need and block everything else, including ransomware! Learn more at www.threatlocker.com . Support for this show comes from Adaptive Security . Deepfake voices on a Zoom call. AI-written phishing emails that sound exactly like your CFO. Synthetic job applicants walking through the front door. Adaptive is built to stop these attacks. They run real-time simulations, exposing your teams to what these attacks…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Rhysider

Guest: Andrew

Topics covered

  • music charts
  • streaming platforms
  • fraud
  • technology
  • AI
  • security

Keywords

  • music streaming
  • fraud
  • technology
  • AI
  • security
  • streaming platforms
  • music charts

Sponsors

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