Masked Actors

True crime meets cybercrime. Discover the people behind the keyboard.

From Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs to global financial crime syndicates, the rise of sophisticated cyber threats is reshaping the world. These aren’t lone hackers — they’re organized groups running multi-million dollar operations in the shadows.

In the Masked Actors podcast, cyber threat expert and former soldier turned hacker Gary Ruddell joins forces with Nick Palmer, a seasoned financial crime fighter, to investigate the top 10 most dangerous cybercriminal groups of 2025 — drawn from Group-IB’s High-Tech Crime Trends Report.

Each episode explores the tactics, motivations, and impact of major cybercrime groups, uncovering their role in the latest cybercrime, RaaS, and financial crime trends. You’ll learn how these actors exploit vulnerabilities, fuel geopolitical tension, and affect businesses and consumers alike.

Tune in to Masked Actors — and stay one step ahead of cybercrime.

Guest

Geoff White

As one of the world’s leading journalists covering organised crime and tech, Geoff White has spent decades investigating the shadowy forces of fraudsters, hackers and money launderers. His work’s been featured by BBC News, Audible, Sky News, The Sunday Times and many more.

His latest book, Rinsed, reveals technology’s impact on the world of money laundering. It springs from his work on the hit podcast and book The Lazarus Heist, which explored North Korea’s computer hacking campaign.

He has given more than 300 keynote talks for some of the biggest global brands, including Microsoft, HSBC, Sky, Mastercard and Atos.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffwhitetech/?originalSubdomain=uk

Guest appearance on:

Lazarus: Is your best IT worker really a North Korean hacker?