Too Long; Didn't Read
An Anthology of Russian Hack Stories is published by the College Board in the US. The term Russian Hacker has gained notoriety in the U.S. and, in turn, the world. Many of these digital criminals (or geniuses) hail from Eastern Europe and former Soviet block countries. Traditionally, these areas of the world put a greater focus on teaching IT in middle and high schools, even though they lack a career pipeline, the likes of which exist in the United States. A group called Fancy Bear has links to several cyber-attacks dating back to at least 2007.