In the US, extradited Russian hacker who hacked into American companies

According to the US Secret Service, as a result of a joint mission with the FBI and the United States Prosecutor’s Office, the 35-year-old Russian citizen, Moscow resident Andrei Tyurin was extradited from Georgia, where he was previously arrested by the country at the request of the US authorities. Tyurin is accused of hacking attacks, which led to a multimillion-dollar leak of Americans' personal data.

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According to the official site US Department of Justice, Tyurin was arrested by the Georgian authorities at the request of the United States on charges related to his participation in a major burglary computer attack aimed at US financial institutions, brokerage firms, financial news publishers and other US companies. In the course of this hacker attack, the largest in the history of customer data theft from a US financial institution was committed.

September 7 Tyurin arrived in New York and appeared before a federal court in Manhattan. A hearing under the chairmanship of the United States District Judge awaits the Russian hacker 25 September.

Prosecutor Jeffrey S. Berman made a statement: “Russian citizen Andrei Tyurin is said to have participated in a global hacker campaign aimed at large financial institutions, brokerage firms, news agencies and other companies. Tyurin’s alleged hacking activity was so prolific that it claims to be called the largest in the history of theft of data on US clients from a single financial institution and makes a huge 80 of millions of victims. As Americans are increasingly turning to online banking, stealing personal information can have devastating consequences for their financial well-being, it can take years to recover. Today's extradition marks an important milestone for law enforcement in combating cyber-incursions targeting our critical financial institutions. ”

FBI Deputy Director William Swinney also released a statement: “The collaboration between the Secret Service's New York Electronic Crimes Division, the FBI's New York Cybersecurity Division and our global law enforcement partners demonstrates a commitment to combating cyber-related financial crimes. , and ensures that those involved are held accountable.”

From approximately 2012 to mid-2015, Tyurin carried out large-scale hacking attacks, including the theft of personal information of more than 100 million customers of victim companies. The hack of a financial institution headquartered in Manhattan resulted in the theft of the personal information of more than 80 million customers. Tyurin participated in these crimes with Geri Chalon, aka "Harry Shashelashvili", aka "Gabriel", "Philippe Mousset" and several other fictitious names. Tyurin acted at Chalon's direction and participated in furthering other criminal schemes controlled and operated by Chalon and his co-conspirators, including securities fraud schemes in the United States.

In addition to hacking into the US financial sector, Tyurin conducted cyber attacks against numerous American and foreign companies, helping to develop criminal enterprises that were run by Chalon and accomplices, including illegal online gambling projects and international payment systems. Through the schemes, the participants in the criminal conspiracy received hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal proceeds.

In total, Andrei Tyurin could be sentenced to a long term of at least thirty years in prison if he is found guilty of all or most of the charges. Two other members of the criminal group were previously arrested in Israel by local authorities in 2015 and extradited to the United States in 2016, another was arrested in America in 2016.

The Ministry of Justice reminds that until the court proves guilt, no one can be called guilty of committing a crime.

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