Russian hacker

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2021
Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin sentenced to 12 years in prison

A U.S. court on Thursday sentenced the Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin to 12 years in prison for his role in an international hacking campaign. A U.S. court sentenced this week Andrei Tyurin (37) to 12 years in prison for carrying out an international hacking campaign that targeted several financial institutions, brokerage firms, financial news publishers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2016
Czech police arrested a Russian hacker alleged involved in 2012 LinkedIn hack

Czech police, working with the FBI, has arrested a Russian man at a hotel in Prague that is suspected to be involved in the 2012 LinkedIn hack. Czech authorities, with the support of the FBI, have arrested a Russian hacker suspected of conducting cyber criminal activities against the US. “Policemen investigation department of the Criminal […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2013
Russian hacker HASH took control of a BBC server

The Russian hacker known as “HASH” and “Rev0lver” took control of a BBC server and attempted to sell access to it to other cybercriminals. A hacker compromised a server at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and started a Christmas Day campaign to sell the access to the machine to other cyber criminals. The evidences of […]