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dot com: The Hacking

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About the show

Is the post-Cold War era over? In this brave new world, nothing is too small, or big, to be digitalised…including acts of war. Russian ransomware attacks almost doubled last year. At this very moment, cybercriminals are crippling schools, supermarkets, dentists, kindergartens, hospitals, oil pipelines - all in the name of money. Katie Puckrik wants to know who, and why. You can listen to the previous series of dot com on this same feed. Series 1 unveils the hidden army of volunteers behind the world's biggest encyclopaedia; and series 2 explores the heat behind the headlines of the US's 5th biggest social media website, Reddit. Dot com is presented by Katie Puckrik, written and produced by Anna Staufenberg, and edited by Crawford Blair.

Latest episodes

  • The Hacking | Ep 4 | Hurricane

    August 16, 2022 · 44 min

    Ransomware gangs don't just go for the big fish. Kareem grew up on the West Side of Chicago in a neighbourhood woven with a pattern of guns, drugs and violence; until Lincoln College - a tiny place, one of the US's only Predominantly Black…

  • The Hacking | Ep 3 | Domino

    August 9, 2022 · 43 min

    Psychological pressure...that's what ransomware is all about. Holiday weekends and Fridays are prime time for ransomware attacks, and on Friday 2nd July 2021 Robert Cioffi was looking forward to celebrating Independence Day with his…

  • The Hacking | Ep 2 | Leak

    August 2, 2022 · 45 min

    It's not just cybercriminals who hack. In February 2022 Russia invades Ukraine, and a few months later someone leaks 60,000 private messages from one of the world's most complex, ruthless and profitable Russian ransomware gangs, alongside…

  • The Hacking | Ep 1 | Paper

    July 26, 2022 · 40 min

    You'd think healthcare would be a no-go. You'd hope that, surely, even Russian cybercriminals have their moral boundaries. But you have no idea the lengths they'll go to for money. This is the story of how the world's oldest maternity…

  • Coming soon: The Hacking

    July 19, 2022 · 1 min

    From the makers of dot com: Redditland, this is dot com: The Hacking. Out on Tuesday 26th July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Redditland | Ep 6 | The Glass Cliff

    March 8, 2022 · 48 min

    All roads lead to Rome. Or, in this case, San Francisco. Katie’s journey into the complex, fantastic and infuriating world of Reddit over the last five episodes has been shadowed by the murky office of the admin; so for the final episode…

  • Redditland | Ep 5 | The Donald

    March 1, 2022 · 51 min

    The Donald subreddit was the most controversial moral dilemma on the stained map of Reddit's history. One of the most active subs of all time, it was incredibly effective at spreading and disseminating memes about the soon-to-be-President…

  • Redditland | Ep 4 | The Mandela Effect

    February 22, 2022 · 40 min

    "Reddit is the ultimate forum for fans," apparently. But where are they? The fan, the kook, the ultimate fanatic? In this episode Katie's kicking drama to the curb, and looking at the wholesome and nerdily positive sides to Reddit; and…