Security News > 2017 > April > US Court Sentences Russian Lawmaker's Son to 27 Years in Jail for Hacking (The Hackers News)
2017-04-22 03:25
The son of a prominent Russian lawmaker was sentenced on Friday by a US federal court to 27 years in prison after being convicted of stealing millions of US credit card numbers and causing some $170 million in damages to businesses and individuals. This sentence is so far the longest sentence ever imposed in the United States for a hacking-related case. Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, 32, the
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