Security News > 2021 > April > Member of FIN7 Hacking Group Sentenced to US Prison
A Ukrainian national arrested for his role in a hacking group that compromised millions of financial accounts was sentenced to a decade in prison, US prosecutors said Friday.
Fedir Hladyr, 35, had a high-level role as a manager and systems administrator for a hacking group known at FIN7, authorities said.
He was one of three Ukrainians arrested in mid-2018 for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of credit and debit card numbers, according to the Justice Department.
The Justice Department said members of the "Prolific hacking group" also targeted computer networks in Britain, Australia and France.
In the US alone, FIN7 stole "More than 20 million customer card records from over 6,500 individual point-of-sale terminals at more than 3,600 separate business locations," according to prosecutors.
Among the companies which have publicly disclosed hacks by FIN7 are Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chili's, Arby's, Red Robin and Jason's Deli.