The Art of the Smear

A journalist discovers that a financier has launched a smear campaign against her after she publishes a few articles looking into his business practices.

Published: Mar 16, 2016
Length: 18 minutes (4,613 words)

The Hunt for the Financial Industry’s Most-Wanted Hacker

The story of a malware known as ZeuS, and the hunt for its rogue creator.

Published: Jun 18, 2015
Length: 12 minutes (3,000 words)

A Chinese Hacker’s Identity Unmasked

“It’s not a matter of isolated incidents; it’s a continuous invasion.” Dell’s director of malware research attempts to trace a series of attacks back to their source—in this case, China, and a man named Zhang Changhe:

“Up to now, private-sector researchers such as Stewart have had scant success putting faces to the hacks. There have been faint clues left behind—aliases used in domain registrations, old online profiles, or posts on discussion boards that give the odd glimpse of hackers at work—but rarely an identity. Occasionally, though, hackers mess up. Recently, one hacker’s mistakes led a reporter right to his door.”

Source: Businessweek
Published: Feb 19, 2013
Length: 12 minutes (3,192 words)