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A Finnish court handed down a harsh sentence to the pentesters.
In Finland, the District Court of North Karelia sentenced three brothers to almost three years in prison for attempting to commit particularly serious extortion. Among those convicted was a former police officer.
The court found Anssi, Henri and Pauli Pucari guilty of attempting to extort money from lock manufacturers Abloy and the German company Assa Abloy Sicherheitstechnik. The men demanded about 37 million euros, claiming that they were able to pick the locks, bypassing their electronic protection, and without leaving any traces.
The brothers, posing as consultants, offered to sell information about the identified vulnerabilities, supporting their statements with videos. As noted in the court, all three previously worked in the field of manufacturing locks.
The first contact with the companies was established in November 2021, when the email of the CEO of Abloy received a message from a person hiding under the pseudonym Magnus Nilsson. The correspondence lasted until the spring of 2022, and in the course of discussions, the amount of 37 million euros was announced. When the requirements were not met, the company stopped communicating with the ransomware and contacted the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation found that the brothers threatened to publish information about the vulnerabilities found on the Internet if their requirements were not met. However, Abloy refused to pay, which led to the beginning of an investigation, during which the identity of the perpetrators was revealed.
Each of the defendants was sentenced to two years and eleven months in prison. They are also required to pay compensation and cover legal costs, the total amount of which was about 230 thousand euros. The court took into account the large amount of the requested amount and the carefully considered nature of the crime when passing almost the maximum penalty.
During the investigation, it was established that the younger of the brothers, Pauli Pukari, previously worked in the Tampere and Oulu police departments, as well as in the National Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a senior detective. It was he who was responsible for communicating with Abloy, using his knowledge and experience to communicate with representatives of the company.
The brothers denied the charges, insisting that their actions were part of business negotiations. However, the court found that they had taken measures to conceal their identities, including buying a new laptop and using a prepaid Internet subscription.
Abloy later reported that the locks featured in the case were not sold on the consumer market. The court's decision may be appealed.
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In Finland, the District Court of North Karelia sentenced three brothers to almost three years in prison for attempting to commit particularly serious extortion. Among those convicted was a former police officer.
The court found Anssi, Henri and Pauli Pucari guilty of attempting to extort money from lock manufacturers Abloy and the German company Assa Abloy Sicherheitstechnik. The men demanded about 37 million euros, claiming that they were able to pick the locks, bypassing their electronic protection, and without leaving any traces.
The brothers, posing as consultants, offered to sell information about the identified vulnerabilities, supporting their statements with videos. As noted in the court, all three previously worked in the field of manufacturing locks.
The first contact with the companies was established in November 2021, when the email of the CEO of Abloy received a message from a person hiding under the pseudonym Magnus Nilsson. The correspondence lasted until the spring of 2022, and in the course of discussions, the amount of 37 million euros was announced. When the requirements were not met, the company stopped communicating with the ransomware and contacted the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation found that the brothers threatened to publish information about the vulnerabilities found on the Internet if their requirements were not met. However, Abloy refused to pay, which led to the beginning of an investigation, during which the identity of the perpetrators was revealed.
Each of the defendants was sentenced to two years and eleven months in prison. They are also required to pay compensation and cover legal costs, the total amount of which was about 230 thousand euros. The court took into account the large amount of the requested amount and the carefully considered nature of the crime when passing almost the maximum penalty.
During the investigation, it was established that the younger of the brothers, Pauli Pukari, previously worked in the Tampere and Oulu police departments, as well as in the National Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a senior detective. It was he who was responsible for communicating with Abloy, using his knowledge and experience to communicate with representatives of the company.
The brothers denied the charges, insisting that their actions were part of business negotiations. However, the court found that they had taken measures to conceal their identities, including buying a new laptop and using a prepaid Internet subscription.
Abloy later reported that the locks featured in the case were not sold on the consumer market. The court's decision may be appealed.
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