The Prosecutor's office of the Vileika district supported in the Molodechno district court the state prosecution in the criminal case against a 41-year – old resident of Vileika-he was charged with illegally distributing authentication data for personal gain, through which it is possible to gain access to accounts and electronic wallets.
It is established that from March to August 2022, the accused resold to interested parties Internet accounts that contained user authentication data. They used this information to gain access to other people's accounts and e-wallets.
Implementing the criminal scheme, the accused received a reward in the form of cryptocurrency in the amount of over 198 thousand rubles.
For reference. According to the subclause.1.2 Clause 1 of Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 164-Z of April 19, 2022 "On Payment Systems and Payment Services" authentication data is unique data (personalized features) communicated by the payment service provider to the identified user (generated by the identified user or in the process of user identification) of payment services.
During the preliminary investigation, the accused paid the proceeds of crime in full. At the same time, at the hearing, he admitted his guilt and repented of what he had done.
Taking into account the evidence presented by the state prosecutor, the Molodechno district court issued a guilty verdict. On the basis of part 2 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the accused was sentenced to 3 years ' imprisonment with a fine of 5,000 basic units (200 thousand rubles).
Based on part 2, 4 of Article 77 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the court postponed the execution of the main sentence for 3 years, imposed certain duties on the accused with the establishment of control over his behavior, and also ordered him to perform socially useful work in the amount of 120 hours in his free time from work and (or) study.
According to the rules of Part 1 of Article 46-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the court applied special confiscation to the means of committing a crime – two hardware ("cold") crypto wallets, a laptop, an SSD drive, which were withdrawn free of charge to the state income.
The verdict has not entered into legal force, and it can be appealed and challenged on appeal.
It is established that from March to August 2022, the accused resold to interested parties Internet accounts that contained user authentication data. They used this information to gain access to other people's accounts and e-wallets.
Implementing the criminal scheme, the accused received a reward in the form of cryptocurrency in the amount of over 198 thousand rubles.
For reference. According to the subclause.1.2 Clause 1 of Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 164-Z of April 19, 2022 "On Payment Systems and Payment Services" authentication data is unique data (personalized features) communicated by the payment service provider to the identified user (generated by the identified user or in the process of user identification) of payment services.
During the preliminary investigation, the accused paid the proceeds of crime in full. At the same time, at the hearing, he admitted his guilt and repented of what he had done.
Taking into account the evidence presented by the state prosecutor, the Molodechno district court issued a guilty verdict. On the basis of part 2 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the accused was sentenced to 3 years ' imprisonment with a fine of 5,000 basic units (200 thousand rubles).
Based on part 2, 4 of Article 77 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the court postponed the execution of the main sentence for 3 years, imposed certain duties on the accused with the establishment of control over his behavior, and also ordered him to perform socially useful work in the amount of 120 hours in his free time from work and (or) study.
According to the rules of Part 1 of Article 46-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the court applied special confiscation to the means of committing a crime – two hardware ("cold") crypto wallets, a laptop, an SSD drive, which were withdrawn free of charge to the state income.
The verdict has not entered into legal force, and it can be appealed and challenged on appeal.
