Suspect in hacking of Russian customs detained in Moscow

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Law enforcement officers detained Oleg Russakovich in Moscow on suspicion of hacking the Unified Information System of the Federal Customs Service, the Mash Telegram channel reports. It is assumed that he helped "the necessary goods" pass customs.

From 2018 to 2021, Rusakovich changed and stole data that was a state secret. It is assumed that the "hacker" colluded with unidentified persons, after which he used someone else's account to hack the UIS FCS.

For an attack on Russia's critical infrastructure, the man was detained and placed under house arrest. It is known that about ten cars are registered to him, as well as several apartments in Moscow.

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On November 14, a regular court hearing in the case of Oleg Rusakovich will be held in Moscow. The defendant is charged with hacking the information system of the Federal Customs Service and stealing data constituting a tax secret.

The investigation found that the suspect did not act alone, he had accomplices. Having gained access to the IS, Russakovich stole information from the end of 2018 to 2021 using other people's accounts, or obtained it for bribes.

The illegally obtained data was put up for sale on the Web, a special website was created for this. Access to IP also allowed for changes to allow for the smooth import and export of goods of choice.

Rusakovich was detained in 2022 and sent under house arrest by the decision of the capital court. As it turned out, several elite apartments and several expensive cars are registered in his name in Moscow. He also bought houses in the Krasnodar Territory, parking spaces and other real estate with a total value of about 1.2 billion rubles.

A criminal case was initiated on the grounds of committing crimes under Articles 183, 174 and 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal receipt and disclosure of information constituting a tax secret; money laundering; bribery).
 
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