A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

Vyacheslav Penchukov, known in the cyber underworld as ‘Tank,’ has left a trail of devastation across the globe. After years of evading law enforcement, Penchukov was finally apprehended in a dramatic 2022 operation in Switzerland. Now serving concurrent nine-year sentences in a Colorado prison, the 39-year-old Ukrainian hacker reflects on his criminal journey in an exclusive interview with the BBC.