Security News > 2018 > May > Canadian Hacker Jailed For 5 Years Following Yahoo Breach
2018-05-30 11:48
Hacker-for-Hire Karim Baratov Fed Stolen Passwords to Alleged Russian OfficerCanadian citizen Karim Baratov has been sentenced to serve five years in U.S. federal prison after he admitted to hacking and identity theft charges connected to his working as "hacker for hire" for to alleged Russian FSB officers, who have been tied to a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo.
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