He was the energetic and charismatic frontman of one of Canada's biggest acts, a band that

went platinum, headline stadium tours and even closed out an Olympics. But off the stage, among

young fans, Jacob Hogard was gaining a notoriety of his own. Now he's facing prison convicted for

sexual assault. I'm Christie Lee from Canadian True Crime. Join me for a new series exploring Hogard's

path from Idol to Predator only on Canadian True Crime. This is a CBC podcast.

Hackers are out there for all types of reasons. To spread misinformation, extort companies,

or send a message, you don't often get an inside look at how ransomware groups operate.

But there's a new podcast that does just that. It's called Click Here, a production of the record

by Recorded Future, and each episode introduces listeners to the people and ideas shaping our

digital world. Click Here host, Dean At Temple Raston reported on a Russian ransomware group

called Conti, whose internal chat logs were anonymously leaked online after Conti said it supported

President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. What those chat logs revealed, rocked the cyber world

and made clear that running a world-class ransomware operation isn't as easy as it sounds. Have a listen.

Back in the fall of 2020, two hackers started a message thread. They had their fingers on the

keyboard set to launch a wave of ransomware attacks against some 400 hospitals in the US and Britain.

And it caused a bit of a panic. And developing right now at Nuke we are learning about a credible

cyber-threat targeting healthcare system. Now we have Russian criminal hackers from Moscow and

St. Petersburg freezing the computer systems out our hospitals. Order to demand millions of dollars

in ransom payments. The hackers remembers of a ruthless cyber game that goes by the name Conti.

And they are what's known in hacking circles as big game hunters. They target single high-value targets

lock up their data and exact huge ransoms. Among other things, before they take systems hostage,

they steal important information like customer data. And then if people don't want to pay up,

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