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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.

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Investigative journalist Geoff White hears how Jamie's role in the scam gang evolved - dragging him into the murky world of money laundering...

Inside a Boiler Room Scam Ep3 - Laundering

Investigative journalist Geoff White follows Jamie's story to Indonesia - where a group of fellow Brits have created a scam empire...

Inside a Boiler Room Scam Ep2 - Location

Investigative journalist Geoff White meets Jamie - a British man who found himself recruited into a multi-million dollar scam business based in Indonesia

Inside a Boiler Room Scam Ep1 - Recruitment

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.

Looking for the Love Bug 3 - Face to face with Onel

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.

Looking for the Love Bug 2 - The Hunt in the Philippines

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.

Looking for the Love Bug 1 - Looking Back on Love

How Instagram's algorithms can inadvertently lead child groomers to new targets. WARNING these episodes contain discussion of sensitive topics including child sexual abuse.

Grooming By Algorithm Episode 1

Grooming By Algorithm Episode 2

Grooming By Algorithm Episode 3

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.

The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 3 - Laundering the Loot

The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 2 - The Break In

The Billion Dollar Bank Heist 1 - Casing The Joint

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.

Inside the TalkTalk Hack 3 - The Gang Exposed

Inside the TalkTalk Hack 2 - The Lucky Break

Inside the TalkTalk Hack 1 - Teenage Kicks

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.

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: 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.

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.