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Digital Shadows Study Discovers Online Schools For Cybercriminals
Fraud Attack // July 20, 2017

Digital Shadows, the industry leader in digital risk management, revealed its findings on the changing habits and tactics of organized credit card fraud gangs, discovering a new trend in the form of remote learning “schools.” According to a press release, these schools — available to...

Russian Hacker Gets 27 Years In US Prison For Massive Credit Card Theft
Security & Fraud // April 24, 2017

A Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for stealing credit card numbers and selling the data online, according to The New York Times. Roman Seleznev, the son of a Russian lawmaker, received the longest sentence for hacking-related charges in the U.S. Seleznev was...

Russian Hacker Behind Citadel Malware Faces 10 Years In Prison
Security & Fraud // March 24, 2017

A Russian hacker behind the Citadel malware toolkit pleaded guilty to computer fraud and faces a sentence of 10 years in a U.S. prison. According to a report, Mark Vartanyan, who went by the online handle “Kolypto” and was behind the malware toolkit that resulted...

Dutch Court Approves Data Hacker’s Extradition to the US
News // February 02, 2015

A Dutch judge has approved the extradition of a Russian man accused of a multi-million dollar corporate hack to the US. The Hague District Court ruling would now allow for the Russian hacker Vladimir Drinkman who has been accused of stealing more than 160 million credit...

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Digital Shadows Study Discovers Online Schools For Cybercriminals

July 20, 2017
Digital Shadows, the industry leader in digital risk management, revealed its findings on the changing habits and tactics of organized credit card fraud gangs, discovering a new trend in the form of remote learning “schools.” According to a press release, these schools — available to Russian speakers only — offer six-week courses comprised of 20 […]

Russian Hacker Gets 27 Years In US Prison For Massive Credit Card Theft

April 24, 2017
A Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for stealing credit card numbers and selling the data online, according to The New York Times. Roman Seleznev, the...

Russian Hacker Behind Citadel Malware Faces 10 Years In Prison

March 24, 2017
A Russian hacker behind the Citadel malware toolkit pleaded guilty to computer fraud and faces a sentence of 10 years in a U.S. prison. According to a report, Mark Vartanyan,...