Double Cross: The story of how the FBI turned a Ukrainian hacker as cybercrime began to emerge as a real global threat: According to some conservative estimates, annual losses to the global economy due to cybercrime stands at more than USD 375 bn, and the US Director of National Intelligence has ranked cybercrime as the top national security threat facing the United States, ahead of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and espionage. Just last Thursday, Swift reported that an unnamed commercial bank was targeted by a malware attack similar to that on Bangladesh’s central bank, an attack that demonstrated “deep knowledge of operational controls.” On that note, Wired has an excellent profile on Ukrainian hacker Maksym Igor Popov and the cat and mouse game he found himself in as he crossed paths with the FBI’s attempts to recruit him. (Read The Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon – And Worst Nightmare via Wired)