Security News > 2021 > June > Jailed for seven years: Cyber-crook who broke into Big Biz to steal bank card info for FIN7 super-gang

An expert penetration tester working for the notorious cyber-crime gang FIN7 was sent down for seven years on Friday and told to cough up $2.5m for breaking into corporate computer systems.

FIN7 injected malware into the networks of thousands of American food, hospitality, and gaming chains to steal customers' financial details.

Millions of credit and debit card numbers were scraped and later sold to other miscreants online, who went on spending sprees.

Kolpakov helped his teammates successfully breach fast-food titans like Chipotle, Arby's, and Chili's across all 50 states in the US. The Justice Dept said that all in all, FIN7 swiped more than 20 million card details from over 6,500 "Individual point-of-sale terminals" at more than 3,600 locations that resulted in over $1bn in fraud and damages.

He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking, and has now been sentenced to seven years in the clink.

Other FIN7 members have had similar fates for their involvement.

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