Evil Corp: 1. Zeus

About this episode

The episode explores the connections between Moscow drag racers, a lavish Russian wedding, and a malware called Zeus, as cyber-sleuth Lawrence Baldwin investigates the hackers behind these events.

Moscow drag racers, an opulent Russian wedding and a malware code named after the Greek god of thunder - how do they all connect? A cyber-sleuth and “dark hero of the internet” Lawrence Baldwin sees signs of an emerging underworld. As money vanishes from accounts across the US, Lawrence follows the trail, infiltrating the gang - holding out for clues. But who are these audacious hackers? Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent, one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp, and Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Tidy, Sarah Rainsford

Guest: Lawrence Baldwin

Topics covered

• cybercrime
• hacking
• malware
• investigation
• underworld
• journalism

Keywords

• Evil Corp
• Zeus malware
• cyber-sleuth
• Moscow
• hacking
• cybercrime
• Joe Tidy
• Sarah Rainsford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evil Corp

Products: Zeus

Places: Moscow, US

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