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The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man

May 17, 2023
Hacking

He started off doing simple phishing attacks. But the Russian, who is known as Bassterlord, soon graduated to planting ransomware in emails, holding companies' data hostage. And he quickly became one of the best. In her exclusive interview with the hacker, Dina Temple-Raston of the "Click Here" podcast delves into the ransomware underworld.

The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man
In this June 19, 2017, file photo, a person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Massachusetts. 

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