The Lazarus Heist
From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea's Global Cyber War
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Geoff White
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Geoff White
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Based on the No 1 hit podcast 'The Lazarus Heist'
Meet the Lazarus Group, a shadowy cabal of hackers accused of working on behalf of the North Korean state. It's claimed that they form one of the most dangerous criminal enterprises on the planet, having stolen more than $1bn in an international crime spree. Their targets allegedly include central banks, Hollywood film studios and even the British National Health Service. North Korea denies the allegations, saying the accusations are American attempts to tarnish its image.
In this staggering, global investigation, award-winning journalist Geoff White examines how the hackers have harnessed cutting-edge technology to launch a decade-long campaign of brazen and merciless raids on its richer, more powerful adversaries. It's not just money they're after. The Lazarus Group's tactics have been used to threaten democracies, gag North Korea's critics and destabilize global peace.
From the bustling streets of Dhaka, to the glamorous studios of Hollywood, to the glittering casinos of Macau and the secretive dynastic court of Pyongyang, this shocking story uncovers the secret world of the Lazarus Group, their victims and the people who have tried—and ultimately, so far failed—to stop them.
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Critic reviews
"You'll never see North Korea the same way again." (Oliver Bullough, Sunday Times bestselling author of Moneyland)
"One of the most incredible cyber-espionage stories I've ever heard, told by one of the UK's best tech journalists." (Jamie Bartlett, author of The Missing Crypto Queen)
"Cyber warfare and criminal hacking has never been more pertinent. This a must read to understand the threats currently facing all of us globally." (Annie Machon, author of Spies, Lies and Whistleblowers)
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- Duige
- 15-08-22
Lazarus Heist
loved it. learned a lot. about cyber crime and hope I have acquired some defensive drills.
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- James
- 14-07-22
Rocket men and hackers!
Geoff does an amazing job of recounting North Korea's history and hacking escapades. He dives deep into their most well known stories, however, this book did not provide me much more insight into the Lazarus group.
Sadly North Korea is too secretive even for Geoff!
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- Jason
- 02-07-23
Very informative
This starts with an account of the Sony Pictures hack, then broadens its focus to take in everything about what North Korea may be doing in the way of organised crime - which is frighteningly large. You won't be able to predict where it goes next, but it's good to go along for the ride!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-23
Beware of the hackers!
This book highlights many of the dangers society faces from criminals on the internet. Highly recommended!
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- WoD
- 19-07-22
Excellent content let down by authors narration
Really interesting and well researched and explained book. Fascinating how North Korea are using cyber criminal activity to get around sanctions.
This book was sadly let down by the authors narrating style - I can only describe it as a sort of slightly higher pitch on one word pretty much in the middle of each sentence and it really got annoying. It's a sort of BBC-style narration. I found myself listening out for it, knowing it would come every sentence...and it did come every sentence. Completely distracted me at times.
Whoever produced the audiobook should have pulled him up on this and told him to stop doing it. It's a shame because otherwise, this was an excellent book.
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- Luis1989
- 24-07-22
Excellent
Highly recommended. The book is very well researched and also very well written. Though the book is sufficiently technical it is accesible to the non expert on cybersecurity and a riveting read.
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- Mr Z
- 14-12-22
Fascinating story, well researched and narrated
Recommended for those interested in current affairs, true crime, detective stories, North Korea or cyber security.
Written in a way that keeps the reader wanting to listen from start to finish in one go.
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- Shelton
- 29-02-24
wow just wow
this was a great ride alongside i felt a part of of the whole story well narrated and seems some good investigative journalism. What a revelation.
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- Tony M
- 08-09-24
Outstanding.
Geoff White delivers these true stories with real gusto and you'll be wanting them to nevwr end. Bravo.
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- Leon
- 12-01-23
Fascinating look at North Korea and it’s cybercrimes
Geoff is clearly very knowledgable and has written a fascinating book on a fascinating subject. His writing and narration are both spot on, easily the quickest I’ve flown through an audiobook before
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