| Summary: | A report on criminal Russian hackers, specifically the prolific Evgeniy Bogachev, and the role they play in Russian espionage. Bogachev, a master hacker who created a computer virus that has stolen over 100 million dollars from businesses and individuals, was turned into an intelligence asset by the Russian government and given cover to continue his cybercrime. According to former Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin, the Russian government's treatment of Bogachev is just one of many examples of the way Russia and the Vladimir Putin regime declined to prosecute cyber criminals, instead using their skills to spy on other countries. Includes interviews with the former assistant attorney general for national security, John Carlin; Dave Hickton, a former U.S. attorney who oversaw the Borgachev investigation; Tom Burt, vice president of cybersecurity at Microsoft; and Brett Stone-Gross, an analyst from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
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