Three million offered for fugitive Russian cybercriminals
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 03/27/2015 04:46 AM
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Two alleged Russian hackers were indicted in U.S. courts for their roles in “Carder.ru,” a website and international enterprise that principally operated out of Las Vegas.
The government alleges that Roman Olegovich Zolotarev , 29, and Konstantin Lopatin , 32, engaged in identity theft, fraud and trafficked in stolen credit card accounts and manufactured counterfeit identification debit and credit cards.
The site was taken down in 2012 and 19 people were arrested for their role in crimes that are estimated to have cost at least $50 million.
The government is offering $2 million for Zolotarev and $1 million for Lopatin. The two are among 25 individuals who are yet to be prosecuted or are fugitives.
Rewards are not a new method for the government. The rewards are being offered under a program introduced in 2013 called the “Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program.” Three million was offered last month for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian man suspected of having served as an administrator for the destructive Gameover Zeus botnet.
Source: PCWorld
The government alleges that Roman Olegovich Zolotarev , 29, and Konstantin Lopatin , 32, engaged in identity theft, fraud and trafficked in stolen credit card accounts and manufactured counterfeit identification debit and credit cards.The site was taken down in 2012 and 19 people were arrested for their role in crimes that are estimated to have cost at least $50 million.
The government is offering $2 million for Zolotarev and $1 million for Lopatin. The two are among 25 individuals who are yet to be prosecuted or are fugitives.
Rewards are not a new method for the government. The rewards are being offered under a program introduced in 2013 called the “Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program.” Three million was offered last month for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian man suspected of having served as an administrator for the destructive Gameover Zeus botnet.
Source: PCWorld
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