120. North Korea’s ScarCruft gang is behind some very crafty phishin’ campaigns
North Korea may be best known for the Lazarus group’s epic cryptocurrency heists. But there’s another special unit of state-backed hackers who have a different specialty: spying on journalists, dissidents, and cybersecurity experts. We look at the ScarCruft gang and their very crafty phishing campaigns. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
9 Apr 202424min
119. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the jaguar in Costa Rica?
Everyone is talking about the power of AI in conservation, but a professor at Arizona State University has found an even simpler, more elegant solution – and all you have to do is listen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
5 Apr 202411min
118. AI and the Holy Grail of conservation: Real-time monitoring
Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI researchers are closer than ever to making that a reality. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
2 Apr 202427min
117. Mic Drop: The Big Chill: Nigeria, Binance battle likely to add to economic crisis
Matthew Page from the London-based think tank Chatham House pulls back to look at the potential economic fallout between Nigerian government and Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
29 Mars 20248min
116. Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance
This week, Nigeria charged Binance and two of its executives with tax evasion in the latest twist in a month-long dispute between the cryptocurrency giant and the Nigerian government. Nigeria detained Binance’s regional manager and a former US federal agent for nearly a month after they flew to Abuja at the end of February to meet with officials there. Now, one executive has slipped away and the other has become a pawn. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
26 Mars 202426min
115. Mic Drop: Hear ye, Hear ye, the Hacker’s Court is in session
We talk to Analyst1 senior researcher Jon DiMaggio about how hackers settle their disputes – think People’s Court without all the robes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
22 Mars 202410min
114. Exclusive: LockBit ransomware leader says, ‘I felt like I was being hunted’ but they ‘can’t stop me’
We speak with the leader of one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service gangs the world has ever known — LockBit. Just weeks after Operation Cronos, a global police action against the group, LockBitSupp tells us about the takedown, his attempt to rebuild, and his plans for the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
19 Mars 202424min
113. Mic Drop: Exclusive: Embattled LockBit leader: ‘Now I want to create even more noise’
Our interview of the week: LockBitSupp says his ransomware platform isn’t dead yet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
15 Mars 20247min
