One more Russian citizen sentenced for cyber fraud in U.S.The U.S. District Court for Central District of California has sentenced Russian national Dmitry Fedoseyev to 33 months in prison in a large-scale cyber fraud case.15:43 25.09.2017
Russia’s Prosecutor General says number of cybercrimes up six times since 2013The number of crimes committed with the use of modern cyber technologies was up six times in 2013 through 2016 totaling 66,000 incidents.12:59 24.08.2017
U.S. court sentences Russian hacker Senakh in cyber fraud caseA court in the United States has sentenced Russian citizen Maxim Senakh to 46 months in prison for the role he played in creation and installation of Ebury malware for the purpose of cyber fraud.11:31 04.08.2017
Mitigation of sentence for alleged hacker Senakh is “unwarranted” - U.S. prosecutorsProsecutors in the cyber fraud case against Russian citizen Maxim Senakh have reiterated their position seeking 4.5 years in prison for the defendant dismissing his arguments for mitigated sentence.14:01 31.07.2017
State Duma adopts bill on criminal punishment for cybercrimes against RussiaThe State Duma passed a bill on criminal penalty of up to 10 years in prison for cyberattacks against Russia’s critical information infrastructure in the third and final reading.10:54 12.07.2017
Bill on criminal punishment for cybercrimes against Russia adopted in second readingThe State Duma passed in the second reading on Friday a bill on criminal penalty of up to 10 years in prison for cyberattacks against Russia’s critical information infrastructure.13:02 07.07.2017
Russian hacking group's leader sentenced to 2 years in prisonThe Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced Vladimir Anikeyev, the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, to 2 years in prison.13:25 06.07.2017
Yet another Russian national sentenced for cyber fraud in U.S.The Federal Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Russian citizen Irina Fedoseyeva, a defendant in a large-scale cyber fraud case, to 14 months in prison.13:59 21.06.2017
U.S. court sentences Russian national to three years in prison for cyber fraudA U.S. court has sentenced Timur Safin, one of four defendants in cyber fraud case, to three years in prison and obliged him to pay victims $250,000 in compensation.14:50 13.06.2017
Three defendants in large-scale cybertheft case admit guiltThree alleged members of an organized criminal group charged with cybertheft of one billion rubles ($17.6 million) from Russian banks had admitted guilt.16:50 26.05.2017
Russian police arrest 20 people suspected of cyber fraudPolice have arrested twenty individuals suspected of embezzling money from bank accounts using a malware program.11:55 22.05.2017
Number of cybercrimes in Russia doubles in 2016 – Prosecutor GeneralNumber of cybercrimes in Russia doubled in 2016 and reached more than 42,000 instances.15:26 26.04.2017
Russian national extradited to U.S. pleads guilty to cyber fraudRussian citizen Maxim Senakh, who had been extradited from Finland to the United States, pleaded guilty to infecting computer servers around the globe with malicious computer software.11:52 29.03.2017
Nine suspects arrested in criminal case against large hacker groupRussian authorities arrested nine suspects in relation to a criminal case against large group of hackers from seventeen regions of the country who had allegedly stolen over one billion rubles ($17 million).10:56 08.02.2017
Russian Central bank receives right to block fraudsters in national segment of InternetThe Bank of Russia has received a right to initiate online blocking of fraudulent resources related to financial markets and national payment system in the .su domain.13:51 03.02.2017
Bill on criminal penalty for cyberattacks against Russia passed by State DumaThe State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill introducing criminal punishment of up to 10 years in prison for cyberattacks against Russia’s critical information infrastructure.15:30 27.01.2017
Kaspersky Lab’s senior manager detained in Moscow – reportSenior manager of Kaspersky Lab, Ruslan Stoyanov, heading the corporation cybercrime investigations department, has been put in detention.10:52 25.01.2017
Russian programmer suspected of creating “Banking Trojan” – Spanish policeRussian programmer Stanislav Lisov arrested in Spain is suspected of developing NeverQuest malware, the so-called “Banking Trojan” which steals bank account logins and gives attackers access to accounts through computers of victims.13:36 20.01.2017
Russian programmer arrested in Spain on suspicion of cyberattacks – reportRussian programmer Stanislav Lisov has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of implication in cyberattacks.10:51 19.01.2017
U.S. prosecutors agree to delay convicted hacker Seleznev’s sentencing till AprilU.S. prosecutors have announced in response to a motion to continue sentencing of Russian national Roman Seleznev, who has been found guilty of committing cybercrimes which allegedly caused $170 million damage around the world, that the hearing may be postponed until mid-April 2017.14:03 29.12.2016