Tracking a hacker who extorted millions through ransomware attacks - The Fifth Estate

We examine the case of a Canadian government worker who had a secret life as a hacker with NetWalker, a criminal ransomware gang. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins amassed millions of dollars in bitcoin by threatening to expose the private digital information of victims if they didn’t pay up. We reveal how he did it, the digital trail of destruction and how he got caught.

#Ransomware #Cybercrime #Hacker

producer/director

LINDA GUERRIERO

writer

MARIE-MAUDE DENIS

associate producer

ROXANNA WOLOSHYN

video editor

NAIRE BAHJAT

principal cinematography

JONATHAN CASTELL

additional cinematography

ADRIAN DI VIRGILIO

PASCAL LEBLOND

TREVOR LYONS

RAPHAEL TREMBLAY

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producer/director

LAURENCE MATHIEU-LEGER

associate producer

MICHAEL DEETJENS

principal cinematography

CARL MONDELLO

additional cinematography

FRANCOIS GENEST

video editors

LAURENCE MATHIEU-LEGER

BERNARD LAPOINTE

archival material

C-SPAN

PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

POND5

RCMP

REUTERS

YOUTUBE/ APACHE INDIAN / MANGO MUSIC

YOUTUBE/APPALACHES VIDEO

YOUTUBE/ SOUTH PARK STUDIOS

YOUTUBE/VACHON

graphic designers

JAKE BOONE

FROILAN UNTALASCO

graphic director

JEFF GOLDHAR

visual research

LESLIE MORRISON

media management

ABRAHAM BARMADA

MATT GUERIN

post audio

RICK STARKS

RON SEARLES

colourist

SCOTT McINTYRE

rollout producer

LEANNE STEPNOW

social media producer

AVNEET DHILLON

MARÍA JOSÉ BURGOS

digital producer

JANET DAVISON

theme music

STEVE D'ANGELO

project manager

VICTOR KERR

associate director

NANCI KING

packaging editor

ALESSIA PROTOMANNI

resource coordinators

MEGAN BEECKMANS

CHAHAT DESAI

SAM NAR

coordinating associate director

RHONDA KIRKPATRICK

senior producer

ALLYA DAVIDSON

executive producer

DIANA SWAIN

original broadcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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