Investigative journalist Geoff White discusses the digital heist involving Axie Infinity and Tornado cash. The podcast explores theft evolution from physical to digital realms, digital ownership in blockchain technology, a $625 million cryptocurrency heist, North Korea's role in cryptocurrency hacking, and the controversies surrounding privacy in cryptocurrency transactions.

In this episode we interview journalist Geoff White to discuss some of the recent crypto currency heists that have been happening. Geoff has been tracking a certain group of thieves for some time and shares his knowledge of what he’s found.Much of what we talk about in this episode has been published in Geoff’s new book The Lazarus Heist: From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea’s Global Cyber War (https://amzn.to/3mKf1qB).SponsorsSupport for this show comes from Axonius. Securing assets — whether managed, unmanaged, ephemeral, or in the cloud — is a tricky task. The Axonius Cybersecurity Asset Management Platform correlates asset data from existing solutions to provide an always up-to-date inventory, uncover gaps, and automate action. Axonius gives IT and security teams the confidence to control complexity by mitigating threats, navigating risk, decreasing incidents, and informing business-level strategy — all while eliminating manual, repetitive tasks. axonius.com/darknetSupport for this show comes from Thinkst Canary. Their canaries attract malicious actors in your network and then send you an alert if someone tries to access them. Great early warning system for knowing when someone is snooping around where they shouldn’t be. Check them out at https://canary.tools.

A bank robbery with the objective to steal 1 billion dollars. This is the story of the largest bank robbery in history. And it was all done over a computer.Our guest this episode was Geoff White. Learn more about him at geoffwhite.tech.Check out Geoff’s new book Crime Dot Com. Affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1789142857/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1789142857&linkCode=as2&tag=darknet04-20&linkId=bb5a6aa7ba980183e0ce7cee1939ea05SponsorsThis episode was sponsored by IT Pro TV. Get 65 hours of free training by visiting ITPro.tv/darknet. And use promo code DARKNET25.Support for this episode comes from Blinkist. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books in about 15 minutes. Check out Blinkist.com/DARKNET to start your 7 day free trial and get 25% off when you sign up.

Investigative journalist Geoff White delves into how criminals launder dirty money using techniques like cash businesses, casinos, properties, cryptocurrencies, and the dark web. The podcast discusses cases of using cryptocurrency for money laundering, the rise and takedown of AlphaBay, cyber heists involving online games, the controversy of tools like Tornado Cash, and the parallels between tech companies and money launderers in operating environments.

Investigative journalist Geoff White discusses his tech journalism journey, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and communication. He reflects on his career covering cybercrime and cybersecurity, highlighting the impact on the public.