An eye-popping global safari through the twilight zone of modern organised crime. <b>Grippingly told and meticulously researched</b>, at different times both hilarious and horrifying,<i> Rinsed </i>is <b>a triumph</b>

- Miles Johnson, author of Chasing Shadows: A True Story of Drugs, War and the Secret World of International Crime

This is<b> a gripping and surprising true-crime drama</b> without - so far - a happy ending

- Professor Sir David Omand, King’’s College London and former Director of GCHQ

<b>A gripping book </b>that pits fiendishly clever crime bosses and their stomach-churning schemes, against ingenious detectives who painstakingly unravel a whole new frontier of crime . . . <i>Rinsed</i> is as twisty, colourful and terrifyingly eye-opening as the people White investigates. <b>You'll never look at wealth, technology and crime in the same way</b>

- Cara McGoogan, author of The Poison Line, and host of award-winning podcast Bed of Lies

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A globe-trotting investigation into the dark world of high-tech money laundering . . . <b>A gripping look at the battle between cops and criminals on the new frontier of financial crime</b>

- Bradley Hope, co-author of Billion Dollar Whale and author of The Rebel and the Kingdom

<i>Rinsed</i> is a story about powerful, amoral systems and how they can be used or misused. It’s also a warning of what might happen should nations turn their hands to all-out cyber war.

- Jonathan Ford, Financial Times

<b>An essential guide </b>to modern finance and crime. Geoff White has the gifts of a novelist and an historian too. I read the book in one day. Read it!

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<b>Gripping</b>

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'Rinsed is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book!’MILES JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CHASING SHADOWS'A riveting look at not only the nuts and bolts of cons and crimes but the techniques detectives use to stalk cyber criminals'FINANCIAL TIMES'Gripping'THE ECONOMIST For as long as people have been stealing money, there has been an industry ready to wash it. But what happened when our economy went digital? How does the global underworld wash its dirty money in the Internet age?Rinsed reveals how organized crooks have joined forces with the world’s most sophisticated cybercriminals. The result: a vast virtual money-laundering machine too intelligent for most authorities to crack. Through a series of jaw-dropping cases and interviews with insiders at all levels of the system, Geoff White shows how thieves are uniting to successfully get away with the most atrocious crimes on an unprecedented scale.The book follows money from the outrageous luxury of Dubai hotels to sleepy backwaters of coastal Ireland, from the backstreets of Nigeria to the secretive zones of North Korea, to investigate this new cyber supercartel. Through first-hand accounts from the victims of their devastating crimes, White uncovers the extraordinary true story of hi-tech laundering – and exposes its terrible human cost.'Rinsed is as twisty, colourful and terrifyingly eye-opening as the people White investigates. You’ll never look at wealth, technology and crime in the same way’CARA MCGOOGAN, AUTHOR OF THE POISON LINE'A gripping look at the battle between cops and criminals on the new frontier of financial crime'BRADLEY HOPE, CO-AUTHOR OF BILLION DOLLAR WHALE
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An eye-popping global safari through the twilight zone of modern organised crime. Grippingly told and meticulously researched, at different times both hilarious and horrifying, Rinsed is a triumph

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780241624838
Publisert
2024-06-13
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Business
Vekt
486 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288

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Om bidragsyterne

Geoff White is an investigative journalist covering technology and organised crime. He has reported on the Snowden leaks, investigated the hacking of Britain's largest internet service provider TalkTalk, exposed fraud in the online dating industry and won multiple awards. His work has appeared in outlets including Channel 4 News, the BBC and The Sunday Times. His podcast series The Dark Web has been a top-ten hit on Audible since its launch in 2017 and his latest podcast, The Lazarus Heist which he co-hosted with Jean Lee for the BBC World Service, reached number one in the UK Apple chart.