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Hackers, North Korea, billions of dollars. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you

Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns – in fact, the criminals never went away. Pyongyang denies involvement. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you.

Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns – in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image. Season 1 told the stories of the Lazarus Group's alleged hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Bangladesh Bank and the WannaCry ransomware attack.

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The Lazarus Heist: 8: Cyber warriors

Factual: Crime & Justice

19/06/2021 GMT

8: Cyber warriors

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Surveillance, state control, executions and how to become a hacker

Surveillance, state control, executions and how to become a hacker. Are talented mathematicians being groomed to join North Korea’s “cyber army”? And how much choice do they have?

Surveillance, state control, executions and how to become a hacker. Are talented mathematicians being groomed to join North Korea’s “cyber army”? The FBI has accused Park Jin Hyok of being a hacker but how much choice do members of the Lazarus group actually have?
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