Security News > 2017 > July > Russian-Born Botnet Herder Hit With 9-Year Sentence (InfoRiskToday)

Up to $25 Million in Payment Card Losses Tied to Naturalized US CitizenRussian-born Alexander Tverdokhlebov has been sentenced to serve nine years in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to causing damages of between $9.5 million and $25 million by running botnets, using malware to steal payment card data, selling "dumps" of that data as well as hiring money mules.

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