How North Korea became a crypto-theft world leader

Last week, cryptocurrency exchange Binance was hacked, affecting a record £4.7bn of assets. While North Korea denies being behind the attack, investigators say clues point to the actions of the rogue state. How did the country develop into a hacking superpower, and as cyber crime escalates, how can we protect ourselves?

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Guests:

• Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.
• Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations, University of Oxford, and founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ.

Host: Manveen Rana

Producers: Robyn Simon and Olivia Case.

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