Ms Gorman has probably got access to some good Homeland Security / FBI / CIA source who has painted a hair-raising picture of how Russian cyber-gangs are launching increasingly sophisticated attacks on Western institutions . One lead led to another , a real-life " victim ' was found in the shape of a lightening company boss called Robert Blanchard who 'd seen $ 1m magicked out of his account , a few officials declined to comment in just the right tone on the phone -- and hey ! , we 've got a story .