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the hack that broke myspace

kill switch
Jan 21, 2026 35 min
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<p>In 2005, Myspace pages were flooded with the saying &ldquo;Samy is my hero&rdquo; and then suddenly, the platform went dark. Dexter talks with Jack Rhysider, host of the podcast <em>Darknet Diaries</em>, about Samy Kamkar, how he accidentally took down the biggest social media platform at the time, and how it changed the modern Internet.&nbsp;</p> <p>Got something you&rsquo;re curious about? Hit us up <a href="mailto:killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc">killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc</a>, or @killswitchpod, or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky.</p> <p>Listen:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Jack&rsquo;s <em>Darknet Diaries</em> episode with Samy: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/61/</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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