The US Secret Service has put on the wanted list the former head of the "cyber forces of Russia" - a hacker group Alexey Stroganov (aka Flint). He is accused of stealing data related to hundreds of millions of credit cards and bank accounts between May 2007 and July 2017. To profit from this scheme, Stroganov oversaw a network of resellers and sellers, to whom Stroganov provided access to databases containing personal information and payment card data for hundreds of thousands of accounts. The vendors then sold this data over the dark web through cybercrime forums and dark web websites. As a result of this scheme, the losses of financial institutions exceeded $ 35 million.
In Russia, Flint is also being sued for selling stolen credit card data.
Earlier, the Cheka-OGPU wrote that the Flint group was supervised by an employee of the DVKR FSB Igor Voroshilov, who is also in custody.
The indictment describes Cyberwarfare as a group that controlled most of the shadow market for payment methods.
The Flint Group at one time served as the cyber forces of the Russian Federation, the leader of the Stroganov group (Flint) was awarded a certificate from the Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for ensuring cybersecurity of the Russian Federation and a commendation from Vladimir Putin for ensuring cybersecurity during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
