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Why Is It Hard to Catch Hackers? Eugene Kaspersky Explains

In the fifth video of our six-part series, cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky explains why cyberattack 'attribution' is so difficult.
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By Julianne Pepitone and Matt Toder

Eugene Kaspersky is one of the world's foremost cybersecurity experts, and his firm Kaspersky Lab routinely discovers new viruses and cyberattacks around the globe.

In the prior installments of our six-part series about the state of cybersecurity (see below), Kaspersky has warned about various threats. But why is it so hard to identify and catch hackers? Kaspersky explains in this video, the fifth in the series.

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Julianne Pepitone

Julianne is the senior technology writer for NBC News Digital, covering large consumer tech companies' (Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.) news and trends, as well as cybersecurity. She also writes and appears in original videos for NBCNews.com, and speaks as an expert guest on live shows across the NBC and MSNBC networks. 

She previously worked at CNNMoney.com where she covered large techs from a business angle, as well as the intersection of the tech and media industries. 

In addition to NBC and CNN online properties, Julianne has written for several national magazines and online publications including Esquire, Self, Popular Mechanics and Cosmopolitan.

Matt Toder

Matt Toder produces original video content for NBCNews.com

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