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Expert warns of cyberattacks on major political actors ahead of elections in Russia

Hackers will try to compromise the voting process and hinder large political actors to communicate with voters, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.

18:21 24.05.2021

Alleged hacker to go on trial on $140K cyber fraud allegations

Alleged hacker Alexander Feshchenko will stand trial in Kovrov, a town in Russia’s Vladimir Region, in a case over embezzling 10.8 million rubles ($130,000) from three local enterprises through hacking attacks.

13:10 10.09.2020

Alleged hacker put in detention over illegal access to private information, extortion

A court has ordered a resident of Rostov-on-Don suspected of extortion and illegal access to information of a private company be put in detention.

10:35 31.08.2020

Russia’s Primorye resident faces trial on social media hacking allegations

Prosecutors in Russia’s Primorsky Krai approved indictment against a local resident, who had allegedly hacked accounts of 21 users of a social network.

13:28 05.08.2020

St. Petersburg dweller put under house arrest on suspicion of fake carsharing account sale

A court in St. Petersburg on Thursday placed a local resident Roman Amelin suspected of selling fake accounts for carsharing users under house arrest.

17:36 12.03.2020

Moscow court upholds Ukrainian hacker’s 13-year sentence for $16 mln cyber fraud

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 13-year prison sentence given to Ukrainian citizen Yury Lysenko for cybertheft of one billion rubles (about $16 million at the current exchange rate) from Russian banks.

12:19 17.12.2019

Yakutia’s Supreme Court toughens sentence of hackers convicted of $340k embezzlement

The Supreme court of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on Tuesday replaced suspended terms given to two brothers convicted of bank hacking and embezzling over 21.7 million rubles ($340,000) from cash dispensers with prison sentence.

15:11 22.10.2019

Hacker gets 13 years in prison for stealing $15 mln from Russian banks

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Wednesday sentenced Ukrainian citizen Yury Lysenko to 13 years in high security prison for cybertheft of one billion rubles (over $15 million) from Russian banks.

17:47 06.02.2019

Russian hacking group member released on parole

Konstantin Teplyakov, a convicted member of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, has been released on parole.

16:50 09.01.2019

Russian hacking group leader Anikeyev released from prison

Vladimir Anikeyev, the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony, has been released from prison due to recent amendments to Russian legislation providing recalculation of prison terms.

13:47 06.08.2018

Russian hacking group leader appeals ruling of Moscow court

Vladimir Anikeyev, the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, who was sentenced to two years in a penal colony, has appealed the ruling of the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow refusing to change remaining prison term to a fine.

10:59 18.06.2018

Russian national sentenced to 12 years in U.S. for data breach conspiracy

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in the U.S. has sentenced Russian national Vladimir Drinkman to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to commit unauthorized access of protected computers and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

10:59 15.02.2018

Russian hacking group leader denied parole

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow on Friday dismissed a motion for parole filed by Vladimir Anikeyev, the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty.

10:56 12.01.2018

Russian hacking group leader sentenced to 2 years in prison seeks parole

Vladimir Anikeyev, the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, who had been sentenced to 2 years in prison, filed a motion for parole.

17:50 22.12.2017

Member of hacking group appeals prison sentence

Member of hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, Alexander Filinov, has appealed his three-year-long prison sentence.

15:14 11.09.2017

Members of hacking group receive 3 years in prison

The Moscow City Court has sentenced members of hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, Alexander Filinov and Konstantin Teplyakov to three years in a penal colony each.

18:00 06.09.2017

Moscow court to pass judgement in Russian hacking group case on September 6

The Moscow City Court is to pass its judgement in the case of hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, on September 6.

14:57 30.08.2017

Alleged Russian hacker arrested in Czech Republic

Embassy of Russia in Czech Republic has confirmed the arrest of a Russian national on suspicion of hacker attacks.

17:03 19.10.2016

Three hackers behind Rapida payment system hack to spend 5 years in prison

The Moscow Khamovnichesky Court had sentenced each of the three members of a computer hacking ring on charges of hacking into the Rapida payment system and stealing over 160 million rubles (about $2.5 million) to five years in prison, Olga Myshelova.

12:43 26.07.2016

U.S. court rules Apple can’t be forced to provide locked iPhone data - report

A judge from a New York court ruled on Monday that Apple can’t be forced to assist FBI by providing an access to data stored on a locked iPhone.

10:52 01.03.2016