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. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/takedown-homegrown-ransomware-hacker #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 for Radio-Canada’s Enquête 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 - Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn Connect with The Fifth Estate online: Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq Facebook : http://bit.ly/1UO9B8S Twitter : http://bit.ly/237VM8P Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs About The Fifth Estate: For four decades The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley and Steven D'Souza continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.