Cybercrime Investigations
Investigative journalist Geoff White takes you inside the stories behind the stories - detailing the twists, turns, dead ends and surprises that await in the murky world of cybercrime.
Episodes
Looking for the Love Bug 3 - Face to face with Onel
A wild goose chase leads to a tip-off- and finally investigative journalist Geoff White comes face to face with man behind the Love Bug, the world's first global computer pandemic.
02/05/20•21m 23s
Looking for the Love Bug 2 - The Hunt in the Philippines
As the "Love Bug" virus spreads around the world crippling computers in its wake, the investigation leads to the Philippines. Twenty years later, investigative journalist Geoff White picks up the long-cold trail, with dramatic results.
02/05/20•22m 10s
Looking for the Love Bug 1 - Looking Back on Love
It was the first global computer virus pandemic and caused worldwide havoc. Yet no-one was ever convicted for it. Twenty years on, investigative journalist Geoff White goes on trail of the creator of the "Love Bug". In this episode, he and Glen Goodman look back on the virus that crippled an estimated 45 million machines.
02/05/20•22m 21s
Grooming By Algorithm Episode 1
How Instagram's algorithms can inadvertently lead child groomers to new targets. WARNING these episodes contain discussion of sensitive topics including child sexual abuse.
03/12/19•19m 12s
Grooming By Algorithm Episode 2
How Instagram's algorithms can inadvertently lead child groomers to new targets. WARNING these episodes contain discussion of sensitive topics including child sexual abuse.
03/12/19•21m 41s
Grooming By Algorithm Episode 3
How Instagram's algorithms can inadvertently lead child groomers to new targets. WARNING these episodes contain discussion of sensitive topics including child sexual abuse.
03/12/19•22m 59s
The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 3 - Laundering the Loot
The inside story of how a group of hackers broke into Bangladesh Bank in 2016 and attempted to spirit away almost a billion dollars. Investigative journalist Geoff White travelled to the Philippines to trace the money-laundering chain, and in this podcast he and co-host Glen Goodman explore the links connecting the hack to the secretive regime of North Korea.
03/08/19•29m 6s
The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 2 - The Break In
The inside story of how a group of hackers broke into Bangladesh Bank in 2016 and attempted to spirit away almost a billion dollars. Investigative journalist Geoff White travelled to the Philippines to trace the money-laundering chain, and in this podcast he and co-host Glen Goodman explore the links connecting the hack to the secretive regime of North Korea.
03/08/19•28m 32s
The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 1 - Casing The Joint
The inside story of how a group of hackers broke into Bangladesh Bank in 2016 and attempted to spirit away almost a billion dollars. Investigative journalist Geoff White travelled to the Philippines to trace the money-laundering chain, and in this podcast he and co-host Glen Goodman explore the links connecting the hack to the secretive regime of North Korea.
03/08/19•25m 57s
Inside the TalkTalk Hack 3 - The Gang Exposed
In October 2015 the TalkTalk hack hit the news. But behind the headlines was a far more intricate story of a global cybercrime campaign that utilised well-honed tactics to defraud customers of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
10/12/18•25m 29s
Inside the TalkTalk Hack 2 - The Lucky Break
In October 2015 the TalkTalk hack hit the news. But behind the headlines was a far more intricate story of a global cybercrime campaign that utilised well-honed tactics to defraud customers of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
10/12/18•24m 25s
Inside the TalkTalk Hack 1 - Teenage Kicks
In October 2015 the TalkTalk hack hit the news. But behind the headlines was a far more intricate story of a global cybercrime campaign that utilised well-honed tactics to defraud customers of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
10/12/18•25m 4s
The Wild Hunt for the WannaCry Hackers 3 - The Money Trail
In summer 2017 a new computer virus was unleashed on the world. This is the story of how I tried to find out who laundered the profits.
In this episode: tattooed glamour girls, the California heroin scene, and how to make an obsession wall out of Christmas wrapping paper.
16/08/18•32m 41s
The Wild Hunt for the WannaCry Hackers 2 - Croydon
In summer 2017 a new computer virus was unleashed on the world. This is the story of how I tried to find out who laundered the profits.
In this episode: how I chased a completely innocent man down the street with a film crew; and how computer gamers get rich by literally selling their own skins.
16/08/18•29m 8s
The Wild Hunt for the WannaCry Hackers 1 - The Virus Unleashed
In summer 2017 a new computer virus was unleashed on the world. This is the story of how I tried to find out who laundered the profits.
16/08/18•32m 47s