Garrett M. Graff
Inside the Hunt for Russia’s Most Notorious Hacker
Wired, 2017
What's inside?
Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev stole more than $100 million with his ingenious malware, but his crime was just a cover for espionage.
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Was one of world’s most successful cybercriminals also a spy? Wired editor Garrett M. Graff explains how Zeus malware inventor Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev and his criminal networks stole millions of dollars from individuals, businesses and banks worldwide between 2006 and 2014. Graff further explores how the FBI and other cybercrime experts worked to bring the Zeus networks down and reveals how their work inadvertently uncovered ties to Russian intelligence. getAbstract recommends this article to everyone interested in cybercrime, cybersecurity, and clandestine intelligence-gathering.
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About the Author
Garrett M. Graff writes about tech and politics at Wired. He served as editor of Washingtonian and The Politico. His books include The Threat Matrix: The FBI at War in the Age of Global Terror.
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