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After Multiple Hacks, What Needs To Be Done To Step Up Cybersecurity?

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A screenshot of the Fancy Bears website fancybear.net seen on a computes screen in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
A screenshot of the Fancy Bears website fancybear.net seen on a computes screen in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

It's been a busy week for email hacking.

Russian hackers who broke into the World Anti-Doping Agency's system released the confidential medical files of more athletes, including British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins and three-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome.

Earlier this week, the group — which calls itself Fancy Bears — also released the records of U.S. gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell's private emails were hacked and published on a website that has been linked to the Russian government, and more leaked Democratic National Committee documents were published.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with independent investigative reporter Brian Krebs about why these hacks keep happening, and what can to be done to stop them.

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Brian Krebs, independent investigative reporter. His website is KrebsOnSecurity.com. He tweets @briankrebs.

This segment aired on September 15, 2016.

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