How Russian Hackers Stole Millions from U.S. Investors — Putin's Trader | Full Documentary

He was young, rich and on the rise in Moscow. But when up-and-coming Russian oligarch Vladislav Klyushin boarded a private jet for a luxury ski vacation in the Swiss Alps, he had no idea that all of it was about to come crashing down. Klyushin was the owner of a cybersecurity company in Moscow called M-13, but the firm was secretly a front for a computer hacking and insider trading operation that plagued Wall Street for years, and generated more than $90 million in illicit profits for Klyushin’s criminal gang. Now, with exclusive access to the FBI investigators and Department of Justice prosecutors who chased Klysuhin around the globe, CNBC’s Eamon Javers can reveal the shocking details of the spectacular rise and fall of this audacious criminal enterprise. We learn about their insider trading in stocks of American companies including Tesla and other high-tech firms, and we see the crooks’ own text messages, which give a revealing look at the bromance between the oligarch and a veteran Russian intelligence hacker at the center of the crime ring. And in an exclusive interview, Javers sits down with a former Russian spy — an officer of the Russian FSB intelligence agency — who explains why all of this, and more, was so important to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

And in a turn of events, the White House just announced a massive, multinational prisoner swap between the U.S., Russia and other nations. As part of the historic deal, the Russian government released high-profile Americans held in captivity there, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who had been in a Russian prison for more than a year.

Also included in the trade were a number of Russians who had been arrested for various crimes and held in prisons in the U.S. and other countries. Klyushin was one of the prisoners released. Watch “Putin’s Trader” for the full story.

Chapters:
2:03 The case agents
7:00 The Moscow connection
12:07 A bromance
17:58 ‘We suck’
24:19 ‘$420. Funding secured’
32:49 The defector

Reported by: Eamon Javers
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Edited by: Erin Black
Produced by: Paige Tortorelli, Bria Cousins
Shot by: Shawn Baldwin, Erin Black, Magdalena Petrova, Carlos Waters, Tasia Jensen, Lukas Linder
Animations: Christina Locopo, Jason Reginato
Senior Production Manager: Kathy Mavrikakis
Executive Producer: Kamelia Angelova
Voice Actors: Filip Quintus, Oleg Frish

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Putin’s Trader — How Russian Hackers Stole Millions from U.S. Investors | CNBC Documentary

[chubulu]

Who needs Russian inside traders when US congressmen & women do it on daily basis

[darensavy]

This is hilarious, , how do American Politicians become muti multi millionaires? Exactly 💯

[limaradam]

You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

[Dave_East]

The whole point of wealth for me is freedom. My magic number in my mind is 5 million needed at 65 to not worry about anything. Am i better off investing a good portion of my income into stocks or real estate to achieve this goal?

[Unterwelten]

How American Oligarchs steal Trillions from average Americans might be an interesting show.

[F.C.]

When I heard "“To protect the integrity of American financial market” I stopped watching. No time to waste in propaganda or financial comedians.

[Blockchainfirst]

The Russian outsmarted the US Trader with the stolen Washing machine chips 😂😂😂😂

[irinaoleinikova]

🤣🤣🤣, US politicians stole more money from their own people😂😂

[madoxxxx]

Its amazing how all wealthy Russians are called oligarchs, yet no Wealthy Western wealthy person is called that.

[NoWarFools]

In one country you are a bad oligarch in another a celebrated capitalist. Well well

[justinc]

I find it hard to believe that such an accomplished hacker would leak his IP like that.

[musicjuly]

Judging by the names of those SEC bosses, it seems that we have the foxes guarding the hen house in the stock market.

[stepphun]

Dont act like mother theresa.... US companies are doing the same.

[henrycrews]

For every 1 Russian hacker there are 10 US traders doing the same thing, not to mention the politicians.

[vighoenajero]

13:22 I never knew Putin writes his name in English on a Russian award😂

[abhijitjacob]

That is worse than overturning democratically elected govt in Bangladesh for an airbase

[yapsiauwsoengie]

If they come from Russia they are oligarchs, if from US or UK they are billionaires 😊

[baojie]

“To protect the integrity of American financial market”😂😂😂

[cinhh]

"They sauna together. Naked." is such an American thing to say. 😂😂😂
They sauna together. iN tHe hEaT!!!1!!

[zack]

What is the difference between crony capitalism and oligarchy..? 🤔