Russia's Spies Put World's Most Wanted Cybercriminal to Work

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The FBI's most wanted cybercriminal, for which it has issued a $3 million bounty, is apparently the man the Russian intelligence is using for it schemes. Evgeniy Bogachev is a man that has made a mountain of money siphoning bank accounts from around the world.

Bogachev has a long list of hacking schemes he's responsible of. He's drained millions of dollars from businesses around the world. Back in 2014 one of his malware schemes was shut down and it's one you may have heard of - GameOver Zeus. This one made him richer than he probably ever dreamed of, the New York Times reports.

He's already been indicted in the United States after he was accused of creating a network of virus-infected computers to siphon hundreds... (read more)

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jAcos

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They have Snowden then this guy..wow...getting to be an enterprise there..
 

Winter Soldier

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Behind each flaw there is a system. Behind every system there is a code and someone has become rich in fast and silent manner.
But in the case of Bogachev a lot of politics in the background handles things.
 

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