Evil Corp: 5. Game over

This episode of Cyber Hack, titled "Game Over," delves into the story of how the FBI, led by agent Keith Malarski (undercover as "Master Splinter"), infiltrated cybercriminal networks and took down the Game Over Zeus botnet. The narrative explores the rise of Zeus malware, its evolution into Game Over Zeus, and the international effort to dismantle it. While the takedown was a success, the key players, including Yevgeny Bogachev (aka Slavic/Lucky12345) and Maksim Yakubets (aka Aqua), remained at large. The episode further investigates the emergence of ransomware, particularly CryptoLocker, and the birth of the cybercrime group Evil Corp, led by Yakubets, which marked a new era of large-scale ransomware attacks. The episode also recounts the story of Vyacheslav Penchukov (Tank) and his re-emergence in the cybercrime world, leading to his eventual arrest and sentencing.