Russian Hacker Sentenced to 27 Years

April 26, 2017 CyberCecurity Leave a comment

Occasionally, the good guys win. Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, son of a Russian Parliament member was sentenced to 27 years in jail after being convicted on 38 counts. The idiot made the mistake of vacationing in the Maldives, either thinking the FBI didn’t know who he was, wasn’t watching him or thinking he was special […]

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Russian Lawmaker’s Son Convicted of Hacking – Faces 40 Years

August 29, 2016 mitch tanenbaum Leave a comment

It seems like there are a lot more breakins than there are convictions in court, but every now and then the feds catch a big one. In this case it is Roman Seleznev, the son of a Russian lawmaker. He was accused of costing banks about $170 million in losses and costs to repair the […]

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