Cyber True Сrime

The early 2010s. The cybersecurity world is just waking up to large-scale threat actors — the ones who would come to be known as APTs. And investigating them is anything but simple. Take this case, where everything is tangled. One side builds digital Potemkin villages to lure the attackers in. Another pulls off a theatrical stunt right under the Pentagon's nose. Even the codenames lead in circles — does the trail point to a "Blue Crab" or a "Red October"? And then there's an unlikely hero in the story: the clue that finally gave the attackers away came courtesy of… the New Year holidays.

Welcome to Cyber True Crime, where we dig into the most fascinating and complex cases in cybersecurity history. This is another story of shadowy espionage — one where unraveling the attackers' motives and origins took years and plenty of nerves.

Featured experts

Igor Kuznetsov, Director of Kaspersky GReAT

Alexander Gostev, Chief Technology Expert at Kaspersky

Narrated by Jag Sharma, Head of Global Social Media at Kaspersky

Picture this: on one side, attackers so skilled they can break into almost any device without a single click. On the other, an infected system that's practically a black box. You can barely see inside it. Your job is to crack a case where everything is working against you. Oh, and one more thing: you're one of the victims.

Welcome to Cyber True Crime, where we dig into the most fascinating and complex cases in cybersecurity history. In this episode: cyberespionage at its most advanced, Faraday bags and taped-over phone cameras, attackers with baffling motives, and a dash of conspiracy theory.

Featured experts

Igor Kuznetsov, Director of the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky Boris Larin, Chief Security Researcher at Kaspersky GReAT Valentin Pashkov, Internal Computer Incidents Investigation Team Lead at Kaspersky

Narrated by Jag Sharma, Head of Global Social Media at Kaspersky