Episode one describes how ATMs were manipulated during the Carbanak operation and explains how security researcher Barnaby Jack first became aware of ATM vulnerabilities in 2010.
The Carbanak Group attacks a bank in Taiwan and sends 22 money mules into the country. What they didn't anticipate: within a few hours the Taiwanese police publish surveillance pictures of all the money mules. The hunt begins.
19 money mules flee Taiwan, the rest are left in Taipei with several million dollars. The police get closer and closer.
The Taiwanese police finds clues to the whereabouts of the head of the Carbanak group and coordinates with Europol. Can the group be stopped?
One day in May 2017, computers all around the world suddenly shut down. A malware called WannaCry asks for a ransom. The epidemic suddenly stops, because a young, British researcher finds a killswitch, by accident.
His random act of heroism makes security researcher Marcus Hutchins famous overnight. Being celebrated by media around the world, he spends a week in Las Vegas. When he wants to leave, the FBI arrests him. They suspect him of creating malware.
Stuck in the US, free on bail, Marcus Hutchins considers his options and decides to plead guilty. He faces up to 10 years in jail.
While the world went into Lockdown, cybercriminals and black-hat hackers looked at the opportunities of the situation. Attacks on hospitals, health organizations and researchers went on a steep rise. This episode of hacker:HUNTER examines how healthcare was attacked during COVID - and how solidarity formed to fight back.
While health organizations around the world are trying to find a response to the COVID pandemic they are constantly under attack - online. The documentary reveals the shocking surge in cyber intrusions on healthcare during the Covid-19 global pandemic. It takes the audience on the frontlines of targeted attacks on the World Health Organisation who have reported a fivefold increase in cyber offences on its systems since March. An exclusive Tomorrow Unlocked production, directed by Didi Mae Hand.
hacker:HUNTER Olympic Destroyer tells the story of one of the most deceptive hacks in history – the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games. But what makes this hacking attempt so slippery? And what makes the response so ‘extraordinarily brilliant?’
hacker:HUNTER Olympic Destroyer, part 2, looks deeper into the attack on the winter games 2018 and asks: why would the attackers give up their advantage? Did they want to be found?
hacker:HUNTER Olympic Destroyer, part 3, asks: 'Can you ever be sure you know who was behind a cyberattack?' and tells the story of how the deception was discovered. But who tried to deceive the world?
How do you defeat a highly organised criminal gang when you don’t know who or where they are? For many years, a dedicated group of law enforcement officers hunted #Emotet as the #malware wreaked havoc across the globe. But when the cybercriminal gang made their first mistake, the takedown finally began.