• 34 minutes 43 seconds
    The Conti Files: 4. Diamonds and Deception

    With the authorities closing in Conti make a dangerous mistake, putting themselves on the wrong side of some very powerful people.

    When they hack into a high-end jeweler and leak the personal data of the rich and famous, the gang ends up being front page news.

    While they scramble to make amends, the political events unfolding around them start to push them ever closer towards breaking point.

    27 July 2026, 12:05 am
  • 31 minutes 26 seconds
    The Conti Files: 3. Hackers and Hospitals

    Conti’s notoriety grows when they target hundreds of hospitals around the world. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is hacked and a cancer patient is left fearing for her life.

    The topic of attacks on the healthcare sector seems to divide Conti and ruptures begin to form.

    As the attack on Ireland brings international condemnation, a team of cyber security experts battles to bring the HSE back online.

    20 July 2026, 12:05 am
  • 35 minutes 58 seconds
    The Conti Files: 2. Movies and Money Mules

    A Moscow film company becomes entangled in the hunt for a gang of hackers.

    An unsuspecting script writer is approached about an intriguing project. As he sits in a meeting, held high up in a city skyscraper, he has no idea just how close he’s getting to the story he’s being asked to tell.

    At the heart of it all, Stern, an alleged criminal mastermind whose business is booming and bears a name that will become feared worldwide.

    The name is Conti.

    13 July 2026, 12:05 am
  • 28 minutes 4 seconds
    The Conti Files: 1. Beaches and Blackmail

    A devastating cyber-attack is unleashed in a British seaside town. The target is a council responsible for the welfare of its residents and the safety of vulnerable children. The attackers demand millions to undo the damage.

    The question is, why here?

    The answer leads Investigative journalist Geoff White into the depths of the dark web and a vast leak of secretive communications offers him a terrifying insight into the cybercrime underworld.

    6 July 2026, 12:05 am
  • 2 minutes 46 seconds
    The Conti Files: Trailer

    High stakes. High tech. Highly organised. Inside Conti, one of the world’s most ruthless cybercrime gangs.

    When investigative journalist Geoff White hears news of a cyberattack in a wind battered seaside town in the North East of England, he goes on the hunt for the elusive hackers responsible.

    When the gang’s internal conversations are leaked online, Geoff is afforded a terrifying insight into how they operate and why no system is safe.

    Presenter: Geoff White Series Editor: Gail Champion

    2 July 2026, 11:03 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Evil Corp: 6. Fatherland

    Investigators hunting for Maksim Yakubets, allege he is working with the FSB – Russia’s security agency. They say the Evil Corp gang has stolen more than $100m from at least 300 victim organisations in 43 countries - but who is the powerful man in Moscow said to be protecting Maksim, their alleged leader? We follow his family’s journey from a humble sausage factory in Ukraine to the Russian high-life – and the frontier of cybercrime. Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    24 November 2025, 1:30 am
  • 45 minutes 26 seconds
    Evil Corp: 5. Game over

    As the cyber criminals reinvent themselves, FBI Special Agent Keith Mularski goes undercover to infiltrate the operation. But as kingpin Tank is finally arrested, another leader rises with the creation of a new crew: Evil Corp. The group’s alleged leader, Maksim Yakubets, would go on to steal millions using “one of the most prolific and successful malware strains” in the history of cyber-crime.

    Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    17 November 2025, 1:30 am
  • 32 minutes 51 seconds
    Evil Corp: 4. The insider

    A cyber-crime kingpin in a US prison speaks for the first time. How did he dodge the FBI when they came to his home? And how did he and his alleged crime gang steal millions of dollars from their victims? We learn that Jabber Zeus boss Tank had friends in high political places in Ukraine – and a budding young business associate in Russia.

    Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Eastern and Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    10 November 2025, 1:30 am
  • 29 minutes 32 seconds
    Evil Corp: 3. Agents on the doorstep

    The net tightens on the Jabber Zeus crew. Police and intelligence services across borders are poised to synchronise raids, but cops in London are thrown a last-minute curveball that could see the whole operation implode. Meanwhile, tales of Tank’s past emerge - and his former life as club DJ Slava Rich. But as FBI agents working in Ukraine brace to break down doors and make arrests, are the hackers already aware of what’s coming?

    Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Eastern and Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    3 November 2025, 1:30 am
  • 34 minutes 7 seconds
    Evil Corp: 2. Into the storm

    A rookie FBI agent is swept up in a case that goes from Main St, USA, to the UK, Ukraine and Russia. Cyber-crime victims are everywhere. This is way bigger than Jim Craig thought. He travels to Ukraine to meet his counterparts. Over vodka and fine food in a dacha in the Ukrainian forest, they make a plan to go after the suspected cyber hackers.

    Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent – one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp – and the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    27 October 2025, 1:30 am
  • 38 minutes 40 seconds
    Evil Corp: 1. Zeus

    Moscow drag racers, an opulent Russian wedding and a malware code named after the Greek god of thunder - how do they all connect? A cyber-sleuth and “dark hero of the internet” Lawrence Baldwin sees signs of an emerging underworld. As money vanishes from accounts across the US, Lawrence follows the trail, infiltrating the gang - holding out for clues. But who are these audacious hackers?

    Hosted by Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber correspondent, one of the few Western journalists to have met an alleged member of Evil Corp, and Sarah Rainsford, who spent more than two decades reporting from Moscow.

    20 October 2025, 12:30 am
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