Re-Spin: The dark secrets of North Korea's cyber army
The Laundry17 Huhti 2025

Re-Spin: The dark secrets of North Korea's cyber army

For the Easter break – we are diving into The Laundry archives and bringing you one of our favourite episodes of the podcast to date!


In this episode: our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined by Geoff White, investigative journalist, to reveal: The dark secrets of North Korea's cyber army.


The pair discuss explore the inner workings of the elite North Korean hackers – known as Lazarus Group – and their staggering theft of billions of dollars through cyberattacks.


Geoff reveals how the North Korean state gains from these illegal activities and evade sanctions.


With the recent dramatic $1.5 billion hack of the ByBit crypto exchange – this conversation is more relevant than ever!


This podcast was originally published in March 2023.


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The Laundry podcast: Dive deep into the intricacies of financial crime, AML (anti-money laundering), compliance, sanctions, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulation.


Hosted by Marit Rødevand, Fredrik Riiser, and Robin Lycka – this podcast features renowned experts from banking, fintech, compliance, and investigative journalism.


Together, they shed light on the industry's trending topics, analyse mainstream news through a compliance-focused lens, and connect the fight against financial crime to its real-world consequences and ramifications.


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