The first Russian hacker to hack into American computer networks and incur punishment for this was Vladimir Levin, a mathematician from St. Petersburg, who was convicted in 1998.
On July 19, 2017, a federal court in the state of Georgia sentenced Russian citizen Mark Vartanyan to five years in prison. The Russian was accused of developing and distributing a malicious computer program Citadel in order to steal bank information and money. According to prosecutors, the virus has infected about 11 million computers worldwide and caused more than $ 500 million in damage. In December 2016, Vartanyan was extradited to the United States by the Norwegian authorities. On March 14, 2017, he appeared in court and pleaded guilty on March 23, 2017.
Processes against hackers
The first Russian hacker to hack into American computer networks and incur punishment for this was a mathematician from St. Petersburg, Vladimir Levin. In 1994, the group he led managed to infiltrate Citibank's computer network. According to the FBI, from June to October 1994, hackers made approximately 40 transfers totaling over $ 10 million. The money was transferred to accounts in Finland, Russia, Germany, Holland, the United States, Israel and Switzerland. In August 1995, Levin was arrested in Great Britain, and in September 1997 he was extradited to the United States. After he made a deal with the investigation, some of the charges against him were dropped. In February 1998, he was sentenced to three years in prison.
In August 2007, Igor Klopov was arrested in the United States. According to the investigation, he headed a group that hacked the credit bases of American citizens included in the Forbes 400 list. Thus, $ 1.5 million was stolen. In 2008, Klopov was found guilty of large-scale thefts and sentenced to 10.5 years with parole after three and a half years.
In 2010, Nikita Kuzmin was arrested in the United States. The American authorities accused him of creating and spreading the Gozi virus, which infected more than 1 million computers around the world. The damage from their actions amounted to at least $ 50 million. In 2011, the Russian pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation. On May 2, 2016, a federal court in Manhattan ordered Kuzmin to pay $ 6.9 million in compensation to victims of his actions and sentenced him to 37 months in prison. Considering that Kuzmin had already spent this term in custody, he was released.
On March 27, 2011, Vladimir Zdorovenin was detained in Zurich. On January 16, 2012, he was extradited to the United States. On January 17, the Russian was charged with hacking the electronic accounts of American banks, stealing personal data of their clients and causing damage of several hundred thousand dollars. In February 2012, Zdorovenin partially pleaded guilty. On January 5, 2013, he was sentenced by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York to three years in prison.
In June 2012, Dmitry Smilyanets and Vladimir Drinkman were detained in the Netherlands at the request of the United States. Smilianets was extradited to the United States in 2013 , Drinkman - in
January 2015. According to the prosecution, Drinkman and Smilianets were involved in organizing hacking of computer networks of more than 15 companies and stealing numbers of about 160 million credit cards. From their actions, according to the investigation, in 2005-2012. the Nasdaq electronic exchange, the 7-Eleven retail chain, the French retailer Carrefour and the Belgian-French bank Dexia were affected. The total damage to US intelligence services was estimated at $ 300 million. In September 2015 Drinkman and Smilyanets admitted their guilt. They face sentences of 35 and 25 years, respectively. The sentencing was postponed several times, the last time until September 22, 2017. Three other members of the hacker network - Russians Alexander Kalinin, Roman Kotov and Ukrainian Mikhail Rytikov - are on the international wanted list.
In June 2013, a programmer from Tver, Alexander Panin, was arrested in the Dominican Republic and then extradited to the United States. He was accused of creating a computer virus SpyEye, which allows you to receive information regarding bank accounts from other people's computers. The US authorities claim that the program hit more than 1.4 million computers in different countries, including the US, with its help more than $ 70 million were stolen. In January 2014, Panin entered into an agreement with the investigation, pleading guilty in exchange for dropping some of the charges. On September 20, 2015, a district court in Atlanta sentenced him to 9.5 years in prison.
On August 17, 2013, police arrested a resident of St. Petersburg Dmitry Belorossov at Barcelona airport. On May 15, 2014, he was extradited to the United States. According to the investigation, in 2011-2013. an international network of hackers, which included Belorussov, stole more than 160 million credit card data and damaged more than $ 500 million in dozens of major financial institutions, including American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, PayPal, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo and Microsoft. On September 29, 2015, a federal court in Atlanta sentenced Belorossov to 4.5 years in prison. In addition, the Russian is obliged to pay $ 322 thousand in damages.
On July 3, 2014, Vadim Polyakov was detained in Spain, and in 2015 he was extradited to the United States. According to the US prosecutor's office, he led a group of hackers that hacked the StubHub website, which sells tickets to sports and music events in North America. Having gained access to the accounts of about 1,000 users of the site, they bought tickets using someone else's credit cards and then resold them. Thus, they were enriched by about $ 1.6 million. On June 21, 2016, Polyakov pleaded guilty. On July 6, 2016, he was sentenced to four years in prison and a $ 90,000 fine in damages.
On July 5, 2014, Russian citizen Roman Seleznev (son of State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction Valery Seleznev) was detained by the American special services at the international airport of the capital of the Maldives, Malé. On the same day, he was forcibly taken to the island of Guam, a US possession in the Pacific Ocean. In August 2014, he was transferred to Seattle, Washington. On
August 25, 2016, a jury found him guilty of hacking the databases of about 200 American companies. On April 19, 2017, Seleznev pleaded guilty, on April 21, a Seattle court sentenced him to 27 years in prison and paid $ 170 million.
In March 2012, Russian Alexander Kostyukov was arrested in Miami. He was charged with organizing a criminal group that was involved in Internet fraud, in particular, for stealing bank card information. According to the investigation, hackers stole about $ 50 million. On December 10, 2015, the Las Vegas District Court sentenced Kostyukov to nine years in prison and a fine of $ 50 million. In total, 56 people were detained in this case, 33 of them were convicted.
In August 2015, Maksim Senakh was arrested in Finland, and in January 2016 he was extradited to the United States. According to investigators, the fraud in which Senakh took part was that Ebury malware was installed on tens of thousands of computer servers around the world, which formed a network of infected computers, stole personal data from users and brought millions of dollars of illegal income. In March 2017, in the Minnesota District Court, Maxim Senach pleaded guilty to cybercrimes, sentencing to August 3, 2017.
On July 7, 2017, Russian Yuri Martyshev (or Yuriis Martyshevs) was arrested in Latvia and handed over to the United States. American law enforcement agencies accuse Martyshev of conspiracy, conspiracy to commit electronic fraud, electronic fraud and incitement to crime, as well as causing harm to computer systems. According to the prosecutor's office, Martyshev has been conducting his criminal activities since 2006. On July 14, the Federal Court of the Eastern District of Virginia began hearing his case.
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On July 19, 2017, a federal court in the state of Georgia sentenced Russian citizen Mark Vartanyan to five years in prison. The Russian was accused of developing and distributing a malicious computer program Citadel in order to steal bank information and money. According to prosecutors, the virus has infected about 11 million computers worldwide and caused more than $ 500 million in damage. In December 2016, Vartanyan was extradited to the United States by the Norwegian authorities. On March 14, 2017, he appeared in court and pleaded guilty on March 23, 2017.
Processes against hackers
The first Russian hacker to hack into American computer networks and incur punishment for this was a mathematician from St. Petersburg, Vladimir Levin. In 1994, the group he led managed to infiltrate Citibank's computer network. According to the FBI, from June to October 1994, hackers made approximately 40 transfers totaling over $ 10 million. The money was transferred to accounts in Finland, Russia, Germany, Holland, the United States, Israel and Switzerland. In August 1995, Levin was arrested in Great Britain, and in September 1997 he was extradited to the United States. After he made a deal with the investigation, some of the charges against him were dropped. In February 1998, he was sentenced to three years in prison.
In August 2007, Igor Klopov was arrested in the United States. According to the investigation, he headed a group that hacked the credit bases of American citizens included in the Forbes 400 list. Thus, $ 1.5 million was stolen. In 2008, Klopov was found guilty of large-scale thefts and sentenced to 10.5 years with parole after three and a half years.
In 2010, Nikita Kuzmin was arrested in the United States. The American authorities accused him of creating and spreading the Gozi virus, which infected more than 1 million computers around the world. The damage from their actions amounted to at least $ 50 million. In 2011, the Russian pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation. On May 2, 2016, a federal court in Manhattan ordered Kuzmin to pay $ 6.9 million in compensation to victims of his actions and sentenced him to 37 months in prison. Considering that Kuzmin had already spent this term in custody, he was released.
On March 27, 2011, Vladimir Zdorovenin was detained in Zurich. On January 16, 2012, he was extradited to the United States. On January 17, the Russian was charged with hacking the electronic accounts of American banks, stealing personal data of their clients and causing damage of several hundred thousand dollars. In February 2012, Zdorovenin partially pleaded guilty. On January 5, 2013, he was sentenced by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York to three years in prison.
In June 2012, Dmitry Smilyanets and Vladimir Drinkman were detained in the Netherlands at the request of the United States. Smilianets was extradited to the United States in 2013 , Drinkman - in
January 2015. According to the prosecution, Drinkman and Smilianets were involved in organizing hacking of computer networks of more than 15 companies and stealing numbers of about 160 million credit cards. From their actions, according to the investigation, in 2005-2012. the Nasdaq electronic exchange, the 7-Eleven retail chain, the French retailer Carrefour and the Belgian-French bank Dexia were affected. The total damage to US intelligence services was estimated at $ 300 million. In September 2015 Drinkman and Smilyanets admitted their guilt. They face sentences of 35 and 25 years, respectively. The sentencing was postponed several times, the last time until September 22, 2017. Three other members of the hacker network - Russians Alexander Kalinin, Roman Kotov and Ukrainian Mikhail Rytikov - are on the international wanted list.
In June 2013, a programmer from Tver, Alexander Panin, was arrested in the Dominican Republic and then extradited to the United States. He was accused of creating a computer virus SpyEye, which allows you to receive information regarding bank accounts from other people's computers. The US authorities claim that the program hit more than 1.4 million computers in different countries, including the US, with its help more than $ 70 million were stolen. In January 2014, Panin entered into an agreement with the investigation, pleading guilty in exchange for dropping some of the charges. On September 20, 2015, a district court in Atlanta sentenced him to 9.5 years in prison.
On August 17, 2013, police arrested a resident of St. Petersburg Dmitry Belorossov at Barcelona airport. On May 15, 2014, he was extradited to the United States. According to the investigation, in 2011-2013. an international network of hackers, which included Belorussov, stole more than 160 million credit card data and damaged more than $ 500 million in dozens of major financial institutions, including American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, PayPal, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo and Microsoft. On September 29, 2015, a federal court in Atlanta sentenced Belorossov to 4.5 years in prison. In addition, the Russian is obliged to pay $ 322 thousand in damages.
On July 3, 2014, Vadim Polyakov was detained in Spain, and in 2015 he was extradited to the United States. According to the US prosecutor's office, he led a group of hackers that hacked the StubHub website, which sells tickets to sports and music events in North America. Having gained access to the accounts of about 1,000 users of the site, they bought tickets using someone else's credit cards and then resold them. Thus, they were enriched by about $ 1.6 million. On June 21, 2016, Polyakov pleaded guilty. On July 6, 2016, he was sentenced to four years in prison and a $ 90,000 fine in damages.
On July 5, 2014, Russian citizen Roman Seleznev (son of State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction Valery Seleznev) was detained by the American special services at the international airport of the capital of the Maldives, Malé. On the same day, he was forcibly taken to the island of Guam, a US possession in the Pacific Ocean. In August 2014, he was transferred to Seattle, Washington. On
August 25, 2016, a jury found him guilty of hacking the databases of about 200 American companies. On April 19, 2017, Seleznev pleaded guilty, on April 21, a Seattle court sentenced him to 27 years in prison and paid $ 170 million.
In March 2012, Russian Alexander Kostyukov was arrested in Miami. He was charged with organizing a criminal group that was involved in Internet fraud, in particular, for stealing bank card information. According to the investigation, hackers stole about $ 50 million. On December 10, 2015, the Las Vegas District Court sentenced Kostyukov to nine years in prison and a fine of $ 50 million. In total, 56 people were detained in this case, 33 of them were convicted.
In August 2015, Maksim Senakh was arrested in Finland, and in January 2016 he was extradited to the United States. According to investigators, the fraud in which Senakh took part was that Ebury malware was installed on tens of thousands of computer servers around the world, which formed a network of infected computers, stole personal data from users and brought millions of dollars of illegal income. In March 2017, in the Minnesota District Court, Maxim Senach pleaded guilty to cybercrimes, sentencing to August 3, 2017.
On July 7, 2017, Russian Yuri Martyshev (or Yuriis Martyshevs) was arrested in Latvia and handed over to the United States. American law enforcement agencies accuse Martyshev of conspiracy, conspiracy to commit electronic fraud, electronic fraud and incitement to crime, as well as causing harm to computer systems. According to the prosecutor's office, Martyshev has been conducting his criminal activities since 2006. On July 14, the Federal Court of the Eastern District of Virginia began hearing his case.
Как судили российских хакеров в США. Досье - ТАСС
Первым российским хакером, который взломал американские компьютерные сети и понес за это наказание, стал математик из Санкт-Петербурга Владимир Левин, осужденный в 1998 году
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