To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy

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It’s been called the “greatest wealth transfer in history.” Whole companies, entire industries, even American towns have been eviscerated by Chinese cyber espionage. And yet, Chinese hacking—its origins, players, and victims—has largely flown under the radar. In the words of one expert, “There are only two types of companies; those that know that they’ve been hacked, and those that don’t yet know they’ve been hacked by China.” Now the Chinese Communist Party’s focus has shifted, and American critical infrastructure is at risk. American water systems, aviation, transportation — all of it vulnerable to Chinese nation-state hackers. Host Nicole Perlroth, bestselling author and former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times, interviews those who were instrumental in tracking Chinese cyber espionage as the threat morphed from trade secret theft, to blanket surveillance, to pre-positioning in America’s critical transportation, energy and water networks. Through dozens of chilling conversations with experts, To Catch a Thief explores the questions of how we got here, China’s motives, and what can be done about it. This audio documentary is commissioned by Rubrik, the world’s leading cybersecurity software.

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