Cyber Hack
BBC World Service
True crime · Limited series · 38 episodes · ~36 min · 2021
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticcrimeheistfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA grounded true-crime podcast that is heavy, smart and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and hacks they’re accused of carrying out. No one is said to be safe. From Hollywood studios, to international banks, from crypto exchanges to hospitals and diamond companies, law enforcement agencies say they cause…
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- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 38
- Typical episode
- About 36 minutes
- Latest episode
- 13 October 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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