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Cyber Hack
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They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and hacks they’re accused of carrying out. No one is said to be safe. From Hollywood studios, to international banks, from crypto exchanges to hospitals and diamond companies, law enforcement agencies say they cause chaos around the globe. Who will be next? And where is the money going?
Latest season: A global campaign of cybercrime nets a ruthless gang of hackers millions of dollars but leaves hospitals helpless, businesses on the brink and a country on its knees. That’s until an act of apparent revenge exposes a giant trove of their secret communications.
Previously on Cyber Hack:
Evil Corp. The Russian Evil Corp is accused of being a family crime gang, responsible for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Law enforcement agencies say they are “the most pervasive cybercrime group to ever have operated”. No one is off limits – not even a group of nuns in Chicago.
The Lazarus Heist. This hacking group is said to be behind the biggest crypto heist in history, stealing billions of dollars in the process. Investigators blame North Korea’s state-backed hackers The Lazarus Group, and say the stolen money is being used to finance its nuclear weapons and missile development programs. Pyongyang denies involvement. Among the Lazarus Group’s many targets are Hollywood’s Sony Entertainment and the Bank of Bangladesh. ATMs are cleaned out of money, while its operatives live double lives in a hacker hotel. But where does the money trail lead?
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The Conti Files: 2. Movies and Money Mules
2w ago00:35:58Tap to summarizeA Moscow film company becomes entangled in the hunt for a gang of hackers. An unsuspecting script writer is approached about an intriguing project. As he sits in a meeting, held high up in a city skyscraper, he has no idea just how close he’s getting to the story he’s being asked to tell. At the heart of it all, Stern, an alleged criminal mastermind whose business is booming and bears a name that will become feared worldwide. The name is Conti.
Transcribe →The Conti Files: 1. Beaches and Blackmail
3w ago00:28:04Tap to summarizeA devastating cyber-attack is unleashed in a British seaside town. The target is a council responsible for the welfare of its residents and the safety of vulnerable children. The attackers demand millions to undo the damage.The question is, why here? The answer leads Investigative journalist Geoff White into the depths of the dark web and a vast leak of secretive communications offers him a terrifying insight into the cybercrime underworld.
Transcribe →The Conti Files: Trailer
4w ago00:02:46Tap to summarizeHigh stakes. High tech. Highly organised. Inside Conti, one of the world’s most ruthless cybercrime gangs.When investigative journalist Geoff White hears news of a cyberattack in a wind battered seaside town in the North East of England, he goes on the hunt for the elusive hackers responsible. When the gang’s internal conversations are leaked online, Geoff is afforded a terrifying insight into how they operate and why no system is safe.Presenter: Geoff White Series Editor: Gail Champion
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Evil Corp: 6. Fatherland
Nov 2401:08:16Tap to summarizeInvestigators hunting for Maksim Yakubets, allege he is working with the FSB – Russia’s security agency. They say the Evil Corp gang has stolen more than $100m from at least 300 victim organisations in 43 countries - but who is the powerful man in Moscow said to be protecting Maksim, their alleged leader? We follow his family’s journey from a humble sausage factory in Ukraine to the Russian high-life – and the frontier of cybercrime. Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
Transcribe →Evil Corp: 5. Game over
Nov 1700:45:26Tap to summarizeAs the cyber criminals reinvent themselves, FBI Special Agent Keith Mularski goes undercover to infiltrate the operation. But as kingpin Tank is finally arrested, another leader rises with the creation of a new crew: Evil Corp. The group’s alleged leader, Maksim Yakubets, would go on to steal millions using “one of the most prolific and successful malware strains” in the history of cyber-crime.Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
Transcribe →Evil Corp: 4. The insider
Nov 1000:32:51Tap to summarizeA cyber-crime kingpin in a US prison speaks for the first time. How did he dodge the FBI when they came to his home? And how did he and his alleged crime gang steal millions of dollars from their victims? We learn that Jabber Zeus boss Tank had friends in high political places in Ukraine – and a budding young business associate in Russia.Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Eastern and Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
Transcribe →Evil Corp: 3. Agents on the doorstep
Nov 300:29:32Tap to summarizeThe net tightens on the Jabber Zeus crew. Police and intelligence services across borders are poised to synchronise raids, but cops in London are thrown a last-minute curveball that could see the whole operation implode. Meanwhile, tales of Tank’s past emerge - and his former life as club DJ Slava Rich. But as FBI agents working in Ukraine brace to break down doors and make arrests, are the hackers already aware of what’s coming?Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Eastern and Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
Transcribe →Evil Corp: 2. Into the storm
Oct 2700:34:07Tap to summarizeA rookie FBI agent is swept up in a case that goes from Main St, USA, to the UK, Ukraine and Russia. Cyber-crime victims are everywhere. This is way bigger than Jim Craig thought. He travels to Ukraine to meet his counterparts. Over vodka and fine food in a dacha in the Ukrainian forest, they make a plan to go after the suspected cyber hackers.Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
Transcribe →Evil Corp: 1. Zeus
Oct 2000:38:40Tap to summarizeMoscow drag racers, an opulent Russian wedding and a malware code named after the Greek god of thunder - how do they all connect? A cyber-sleuth and “dark hero of the internet” Lawrence Baldwin sees signs of an emerging underworld. As money vanishes from accounts across the US, Lawrence follows the trail, infiltrating the gang - holding out for clues. But who are these audacious hackers?Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent, one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp, and Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.
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