The brief
Turn bytes into emotions
Fundación YOD gave us an unusual challenge: take the cyberattack on Costa Rica — a technical, complex, data-heavy event — and transform it into an auditory experience that anyone could feel.
Not a technical podcast. A documentary series for the ears.
The production
A studio that weaves sounds instead of just cleaning them
We recorded the real protagonists of the event: a former hacker, a hospital director describing screens going dark, the minister of technology recorded at 3 AM. Neumann microphones to capture not just the voice, but its texture — the exhaustion, the tension, the broken breathing.
The sound design was cinematic by choice: effects created from scratch, not from libraries. The 'ping' of a DDoS attack turned into a heartbeat. Keyboards accelerating like a countdown. Strategic two-second silences before each key revelation.
The series
Five episodes. A real thriller.
The result: five episodes that sound like a tech thriller, but with real data and real voices. An awareness tool that you listen to like good television.
Auditory storytelling where every layer — voice, effect, silence — has a specific narrative purpose.
Impact
Results you can see
5 episodes
Complete documentary series with tech thriller narrative and real data.
Original sound design
Effects created from scratch: no library sounds, everything with narrative purpose.
Real testimonials
Cyberattack protagonists: former hacker, hospital director, minister of technology.
Mass awareness
Cybersecurity education tool with reach beyond the technical audience.
Conclusion
The most powerful audio is the kind you see with your ears
When the format serves the content and the content serves those who need it, the result transcends the platform.
Stories of a Cyberattack wasn't just a podcast. It was a sonic document of a historic moment.
