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To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy

American companies, whole towns, have been eviscerated by Chinese cyberattacks. But their stories remain untold, even as the stakes get higher and the targets more reckless. To Catch a Thief is a first-of-its-kind, documentary look at China’s rise to cyber supremacy. This podcast charts the evolution of China’s state-sponsored hackers, from their beginnings as “the most polite, mediocre hackers in cyberspace” to the “apex predator” that now haunts America’s critical infrastructure.  Host Nicole Perlroth, bestselling author and former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times, interviews those who were victimized, and instrumental in tracking, Chinese cyberattacks as the threat morphed from trade secret theft, to blanket surveillance, to pre-positioning in America’s critical infrastructure. For what purpose? To Catch a Thief interrogates the motives behind it all. This audio documentary is produced by Rubrik, the leading data security company that delivers cyber resilience for businesses around the world.
11 episodes

Episodes

Ep 9: The New Frontline

01:41:145/29/2025

Ep 8: Living Off The Land

00:34:465/5/2025

Ep 7: Everything Everywhere All At Once

00:45:334/28/2025

Ep 6: The Gunslingers

00:32:584/14/2025

Ep 5: A Cyber Detente

00:45:434/7/2025

Ep 4: Naming and Shaming

00:40:183/31/2025

BONUS: Live Panel with Top China & Cyber Experts at The New York Stock Exchange

01:08:053/27/2025

Ep 3: The Most Dangerous Time in American History

00:41:473/24/2025

Ep 2: Then They Came for Us

00:34:553/17/2025

Ep 1: The Five Poisons

00:39:443/17/2025