Penchukov spoke to us for six hours over two days as part of the ongoing podcast series cyber hack But, like a cheeky cartoon character, he pokes his head around a pillar with a giant grin on his face and winks Today, the former cyber kingpin spends his sentence studying languages and reflecting on the empire he built and lost While he shows little remorse for his victims, his story offers a rare glimpse into the hidden networks that fuel global hacking and the blurred line between ambition and destruction. Watch the full story of how one man turned hacking into an international criminal enterprise — and how it all came crashing down.
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