The Booming Business of Cyber Crime with Geoff White

In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with investigative journalist and author, Geoff White, to explore the booming business of cyber crime. Geoff sheds light on this murky criminal underworld, its far-reaching consequences, and how cybersecurity has evolved in the public eye.
Highlights:
[1:30] Overview of Geoff’s notable work
[4:00] Cybersecurity in the Limelight
[10:15] Transformative Hacking Stories
[20:00] Global Cyber Criminals Overview
[30:00] Gripping Stories Covered by Geoff in his latest book, Rinsed
[45:00] National Crime Agency Efforts

Links:

Crime Dot Com - Crime Dot Com (reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/crime-dot-com)
The Lazarus Heist - Podcast (bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9) | (penguin.co.uk/books/447163/the-lazarus-heist-b…) Book (penguin.co.uk/books/447163/the-lazarus-heist-b…)
Rinsed - Rinsed (penguin.co.uk/books/455031/rinsed-by-white-geo…)
World Economic Forum on Misinformation (weforum.org/agenda/2024/03/disinformation-trus…) | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 (weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual…)
AlphaBay Shutdown (justice.gov/opa/pr/alphabay-largest-online-dar…)
Snowden Leaks: The Guardian (theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-re…)| BBC News (bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23123964)
Anonymous Hacking: Britannica on Anonymous (britannica.com/topic/Anonymous-hacking-group)
Sony Pictures Entertainment Hacking: Vox (vox.com/2015/1/20/18089084/sony-hack-north-korea) | CCDCOE (cyberlaw.ccdcoe.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Enterta…))
Nation State Hackers: Nation State Hackers (cyber.uk/areas-of-cyber-security/cyber-securit…)
Organized Cybercrime: Rise of Ransomware (rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/com…)
Hacktivists: Hacktivism (investopedia.com/terms/h/hacktivism.asp)
Axie Infinity Hack: The Block (theblock.co/post/156038/how-a-fake-job-offer-t…)
Tornado Cash: US DoJ (justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/tornado-cash-founders…) | FBI (fbi.gov/news/stories/tornado-cash-co-founders-…)
Money Laundering Sisters from Bury: GMP News (gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/new…) | Bury Times (burytimes.co.uk/news/20846189.300-000-taken-bu…)
NCA on DDoS Attacks (nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/?view=article&i…)

Contact:
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