The Lazarus Heist
Hosted by Geoff White and Joe Tidy and Sarah Rainsford · BBC World Service
4.8from 4,774 ratings
- 64
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 4,774
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 126K
- YouTube views
About The Lazarus Heist
They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and hacks they’re accused of carrying out. No one is said to be safe. From Hollywood studios, to international banks, from crypto exchanges to hospitals and diamond companies, law enforcement agencies say they cause chaos around the globe. Who will be next? And where is the money going? Latest season: A global campaign of cybercrime nets a ruthless gang of hackers millions of dollars but leaves hospitals helpless, businesses on the brink and a country on its knees. That’s until an act of apparent revenge exposes a giant trove of their secret communications. Previously on Cyber Hack: Evil Corp. The Russian Evil Corp is accused of being a family crime gang, responsible for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Law enforcement agencies say they are “the most pervasive cybercrime group to ever have operated”. No one is off limits – not even a group of nuns in Chicago. The Lazarus Heist. This hacking group is said to be behind the biggest crypto heist in history, stealing billions of dollars in the process. Investigators blame North Korea’s state-backed hackers The Lazarus Group, and say the stolen money is being used to finance its nuclear weapons and missile development programs. Pyongyang denies involvement. Among the Lazarus Group’s many targets are Hollywood’s Sony Entertainment and the Bank of Bangladesh. ATMs are cleaned out of money, while its operatives live double lives in a hacker hotel. But where does the money trail lead?
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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- Maggie Aderin
- Tim Peake
- Kristin Fisher
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,622 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 3,152 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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- Quality
- 30
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 100
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Geoff White and Joe Tidy and Sarah Rainsford host the show. Published by BBC World Service.
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