S2.2 Big Boss

The Lazarus Heist

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The hackers turn to the dark web and enlist an eager new recruit. “Big Boss” is key to the ATM heist but who is he? Meanwhile, the police in India continue to investigate and make arrests. #LazarusHeist

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0:00.0	new episodes of Season 2 of the Lazarus Heist are being released weekly.
0:04.3	But if you're in the UK, listen to episodes first on BBC Sounds.
0:15.8	Imagine going to an ATM to withdraw some money.
0:18.8	You check your balance and discover that for some reason,
0:21.8	there's way more in your account than there should be.
0:24.8	What's a foot?
0:26.0	A lottery win?
0:27.0	Unexpected work bonus?
0:29.0	Death of an estranged millionaire aunt?
0:31.0	No?
0:32.0	Well, there may be your bank's mess things up.
0:34.0	So it's moral dilemma time.
0:36.0	What do you do?
0:37.0	Tell the bank or take the cash?
0:40.0	In August 2018, that quandary gets put to the test on the streets of India.
0:44.0	Some normal people, people who were not involved in this gang,
0:48.0	who were withdrawing money, they found that they could withdraw any amount of money.
0:55.0	They tried their hand out and they did some live withdrawals.
0:59.0	This is Inspector General Pujash Singh.
1:05.0	Remember him?
1:06.0	The Indian Action Hero cop with the impressively thick mustache?
1:09.0	He led the cyber police unit tracking the raid on Cosmos Bank
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