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Lessons From a Spy Hunter: The Real Cost of a Breach (Part 1)

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The New CISO Podcast with guest Eric O'Neill

  • May 15, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

Episode 145

What does it feel like to stand in the smoking ruin of a ransomware attack? In this episode of The New CISO Podcast, host Steve Moore is joined by former FBI undercover operative Eric O’Neill—the man who helped capture notorious spy Robert Hanssen—to explain why modern cybercrime is just traditional espionage repackaged, and why the dark web has quietly become the world’s third-largest economy.

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Eric O’Neill

Eric O’Neill is a former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney, and bestselling author who helped bring down Robert Hanssen—the most damaging spy in FBI history. He is the founder of NeXasure AI and co-founder of The Georgetown Group, and his undercover work was dramatized in the film Breach. Eric is the author of Gray Day and Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime. Connect with Eric on LinkedIn or at ericoneill.net.

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