Security News > 2022 > January > Russia arrests leader of Infraud Organization hacker group
The Russian Federal Security Service and law enforcement have arrested Andrey Sergeevich Novak, the alleged leader of the Infraud Organization, a hacker group that caused losses of more than $560 million in seven years of activity.
The Infraud Organization was involved in acquiring and trading of stolen payment card data and identities on the Infraud carding portal.
Last week, the FSB and law enforcement in Russia arrested four individuals, Andrey Novak among them, who is believed to be the founder of Infraud Organization operating under the aliases "Unicc," "Faaxxx," and "Faxtrod."
A graphic from the DoJ of the hierarchy within the Infraud Organization shows Novak listed as a vendor on the portal, well below the higher echelon of administrators and super moderators.
The investigation into Infraud activities is ongoing and continues to identify new members of the group.
"Infraud co-founder Sergey Medvedev admitted his role in the operation in June 2020 and on March 19, 2021, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one count of racketeering conspiracy. Another member of the group, Marko Leopard, aka"Leopardmk," received five years of prison time for offering bulletproof hosting services to Infraud members.
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