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.
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Ep. 6: The North Korea Model (opens the original)
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North Korea has now successfully planted agents in companies over the world. And while businesses are getting better at flagging it, North Koreans still have to meet quota. Cybersecurity experts fear North Koreans will move to monetize their access, and data, beyond the paycheck. That data North Korean IT workers took, the source code they stole — even built in some cases — will come back to haunt these organizations. And it’s not just North Korea anymore. The remote IT worker scheme is now a pl
Ep. 5: The Heists (opens the original)
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In the decade after Sony, North Korea learned something fundamental: Destructive cyberattacks make headlines. Financial cyberattacks make money . One year after Sony, North Korea pulled off one of the most audacious bank heists in history and reshaped cybercrime in the process. Today, the regime has expanded those same tactics into billion dollar cryptocurrency heists and sprawling money laundering schemes designed to evade sanctions and bankroll the state – and its nuclear weapons program. Host
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