US judge charges 4 Russians and 1 Ukrainian for stealing more than 160 million credit card numbers through hacking.
According to decision, hackers acquired more than 160 million credit and debit card numbers from 2005 to 2012 and sold them to resellers around the world.
Kotov is guilty of harvesting data from the networks after they had been penetrated, and Rytikov provided anonymous web-hosting services that were used to hack into computer networks and covertly remove data while Smilianets was the information salesman.
All five are charged with taking part in a computer hacking conspiracy and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The four Russian nationals are also charged with multiple counts of unauthorized computer access and wire fraud.
The individuals who purchased the credit and debit card numbers and associated data from the hacking organization resold them through online forums or directly to others known as “cashers,” the indictment said.
