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    To the Point

    Russian spies indicted in Yahoo hack

    For the first time, the US Justice Department is charging Russian officials with cybercrimes . Two agents of the FSB — which succeeded the KGB — are among four foreigners accused of hacking Yahoo in 2014, stealing 500 million user accounts.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 15, 2017 • 1 min read

    For the first time, the US Justice Department is charging Russian officials with cybercrimes. Two agents of the FSB — which succeeded the KGB — are among four foreigners accused of hacking Yahoo in 2014, stealing 500 million user accounts.

    Shane Harris, senior national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, says the charges send a message to Russia that we know what it's doing.

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    Nationalism's appeal on both sides of the Atlantic
    1. 1:04Russian spies indicted in Yahoo hackYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40The Sounds of populism from Holland to Iowa
    3. 43:39Trump to roll back Obama-era fuel economy standards
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Shane Harris

      Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Nationalism's appeal on both sides of the Atlantic
    1. 1:04Russian spies indicted in Yahoo hackYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40The Sounds of populism from Holland to Iowa
    3. 43:39Trump to roll back Obama-era fuel economy standards
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