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Criminal Network

By: Peter McDonnell, Jim Clemente
Narrated by: Jim Clemente
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  • Full series episodes will release on January 26, 2023.

    Sandworm. Evil Corp. Fancy Bear. DarkSide. The SVR. REvil.

    Many of the most world’s most dangerous hackers are from Russia, go by creepy names, and have preyed on Americans. Some are part of Putin’s government. Others are alleged to be associated with it. Over the last decade, their attacks have become more frequent, extreme, and catastrophic.

    This Russian cadre of cybercriminals has a daunting catalog of victims: the US government, Fortune 500 companies, the DNC, global food producers, shipping companies, hospitals, transportation networks, nuclear power plants, and the electric grid.

    Each year, the Department of Justice indicts more Russian hackers for cybercrimes, but almost none have or will face prosecution.

    Russia’s unprovoked and deadly invasion of Ukraine in 2022 deepened its divide with the US and marked the beginning of a new era of conflict—a return to familiar Cold War tensions in which skirmishes are fought in the gray zone between peace and war. Today, however, most of these attacks are launched digitally. The spies and disrupters are hackers. In Russia, many belong to a loose criminal network with a shared aim to prey on the US and its allies.

    Told firsthand by those closest to the events, Criminal Network takes you inside the dramatic discoveries and responses to the most serious cyberattacks of the recent past. It also looks ahead to the future of cybercrime in a highly charged and fractured world.
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     Cybercrime, Espionage, and the Cold War 2.0
    Jan 6 2023

    Full series episodes will release on January 26, 2023.

    Sandworm. Evil Corp. Fancy Bear. DarkSide. The SVR. REvil.

    Many of the most world’s most dangerous hackers are from Russia, go by creepy names, and have preyed on Americans. Some are part of Putin’s government. Others are alleged to be associated with it. Over the last decade, their attacks have become more frequent, extreme, and catastrophic.

    This Russian cadre of cybercriminals has a daunting catalog of victims: the US government, Fortune 500 companies, the DNC, global food producers, shipping companies, hospitals, transportation networks, nuclear power plants, and the electric grid.

    Each year, the Department of Justice indicts more Russian hackers for cybercrimes, but almost none have or will face prosecution.

    Russia’s unprovoked and deadly invasion of Ukraine in 2022 deepened its divide with the US and marked the beginning of a new era of conflict—a return to familiar Cold War tensions in which skirmishes are fought in the gray zone between peace and war. Today, however, most of these attacks are launched digitally. The spies and disrupters are hackers. In Russia, many belong to a loose criminal network with a shared aim to prey on the US and its allies.

    Told firsthand by those closest to the events, Criminal Network takes you inside the dramatic discoveries and responses to the most serious cyberattacks of the recent past. It also looks ahead to the future of cybercrime in a highly charged and fractured world.
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  • Episode 1: Den of Thieves

    Episode 1: Den of Thieves

     Cybercrime, Espionage, and the Cold War 2.0
    Jan 26 2023
    The world’s most wanted cybercriminal is a playboy Russian hacker and the alleged leader of a notorious cybercrime group called Evil Corp. But despite offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest, the FBI has had little success capturing him. Perhaps that’s because the hacker, like many other cybercriminals in Russia, is alleged to be working for one of the Russian government’s intelligence services, engaging in high-level hacking against US companies and the US government.
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    31 mins
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  • Episode 2: Crossing the Line

    Episode 2: Crossing the Line

     Cybercrime, Espionage, and the Cold War 2.0
    Jan 26 2023
    While Evil Corp was raking in almost $100 million in revenue from hacks of mostly American companies, the Russian government turned a self-serving blind eye to homegrown cybercriminals and engaged in its own hacking schemes to undermine US democracy. Russia’s 2016 hack and leak operation against the Democratic National Committee, and its creation of countless fake social media profiles to spread false and divisive information blew through a red line that cybersecurity experts thought would never be crossed. In many ways, Russia’s disinformation campaigns in the US helped create the conditions in which election deniers stormed the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
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    28 mins
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Very interesting and eye opening

Really engaging (although at times alarming) story. Jim’s narration is excellent. I could not stop listening the binged all episodes in one sitting.

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