Geoff White: How Cybercrime Became a Global Industry

Investigative journalist Geoff White has interviewed fraudsters and money launderers the world over, and he joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to reveal how hacking has evolved into a sophisticated global industry worth billions. This is a journey inside the hidden world of organised cybercrime, from the gangs behind ransomware to the laundering networks that clean their profits.Drawing on years of investigative reporting for the BBC, Channel 4 and The Sunday Times, Geoff explains how cyber weapons once developed by governments found their way into criminal hands, why ransomware has become one of the world's most lucrative crimes, and how today's cyber criminals operate more like multinational businesses than lone hackers. If you want a Geoff White podcast conversation that goes past the headlines into the economics, psychology and infrastructure of cybercrime, this is it.In this conversation:How cybercrime became a billion-dollar global industry.The rise of organised cyber criminal networks.Ransomware and the mechanics of digital extortion.Government cyber tools now in criminal hands.Practical lessons for protecting yourself online.Full episode page: https://www.thebeyondpodcast.com/cybercrime-nothing-is-missing-everything-is-compromised/Aleksandra King, host and producer.