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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Cost of Cybercrime

    A Romanian court has sentenced the hacker known as  “Guccifer” to four years in jail. He’s the guy who hacked into George W. Bush’s personal email account and posted the former president’s paintings on the internet. Meanwhile, a new study says that cybercrime could be costing the global economy $400 billion.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    A Romanian court has sentenced the hacker known as “Guccifer” to four years in jail. He’s the guy who hacked into George W. Bush’s personal email account and posted the former president’s paintings on the internet. Meanwhile, a new study says that cybercrime could be costing the global economy $400 billion. And another group claims that a Chinese military unit has been attacking Western government agencies and defense contractors.

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    Teachers Verdict, Cost of Cybercrime, and a Spymaster Speaks
    1. 0:00Education Lawsuit Verdict
    2. 9:08Cost of CybercrimeYou’re reading this
    3. 17:53No Haggling
    4. 26:16A Spymaster's Story
    5. 41:46Kindle Highlights
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      Barbara Bogaev

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Matt Holzman

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      Reuters

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Teachers Verdict, Cost of Cybercrime, and a Spymaster Speaks
    1. 0:00Education Lawsuit Verdict
    2. 9:08Cost of CybercrimeYou’re reading this
    3. 17:53No Haggling
    4. 26:16A Spymaster's Story
    5. 41:46Kindle Highlights
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