Interesting. Sounds like Poulsen's account lines up pretty closely; it's just missing information. The big piece Poulsen apparently got wrong was that Hilbert w

Interesting. Sounds like Poulsen's account lines up pretty closely; it's just missing information. The big piece Poulsen apparently got wrong was that Hilbert was always aware Popov was involved in the original FBI and EMC hacks. Sounds like Hilbert was trying to juggle a lot of things at once. Protection of the FBI and their sources; justice for the companies being extorted; information on the people Popov was (half-)tricking; appropriate action against Popov for his ongoing crimes. All balanced against his personal relationship with Popov and gratitude for his help. He was always trying to do the right thing, but the only way to do the right thing for a particular point in time meant delaying justice for other issues. The article does, unfortunately, show that you can never fully trust people who have made a living off of theft, fraud, or other forms of deceit. Even if they promise to help you, even if they promise to change, even if they genuinely befriend you. When you're born into that lifestyle and spend your early years in it, it's really hard to get out.