147. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto
Click Here12 Jul 2024

147. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto

Before Nigerian authorities detained two mid-level Binance executives back in February, they were telling anyone who would listen that the cryptocurrency platform was manipulating the value of its currency, the naira. It turns out the more likely culprit is more than a decade of economic mismanagement, as we explore in an encore episode of Mic Drop.

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5. Conti leaks: the Panama Papers of ransomware

5. Conti leaks: the Panama Papers of ransomware

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4. 'They are fighting like lions'

4. 'They are fighting like lions'

The most surprising thing about the Russian invasion of Ukraine – aside from the invasion itself – is how small a role cyber operations have played to this point. That’s likely to change. Plus the adm...

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3. In touch with reality

3. In touch with reality

In a rare interview, Click Here catches up with former NSA contractor Reality Winner. Back in 2017, she leaked a five-page classified document to journalists that showed how Russia tried to interfere ...

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2. A place called darkode

2. A place called darkode

Ryan Green helped start one of the largest English-language dark markets in the world: Darkode. He takes us behind-the-scenes of how it started, how it ended, and how it managed to come back again. Pl...

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1. A new franchising opportunity

1. A new franchising opportunity

Our first episode is an origin story. Ransomware-as-a-service got its start in an unlikely place: Texas. We tell the story of how a Russian cyber gang called REvil went toe-to-toe with a bunch of Texa...

8 Feb 202223min

Introducing CLICK HERE

Introducing CLICK HERE

It seems like we hear about new cyberattacks almost every day. The targets used to be just big companies and government agencies. Now they are focused on you. Every Tuesday, former NPR investigations ...

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