Security News > 2022 > April > FIN7 crime-gang pen tester headed to US prison for five years

Another member of notorious cybercrime ring FIN7 is headed to jail after the gang breached major companies' networks across the US and stole more than $1 billion from these businesses' customers.

Ukrainian-born Denys Iarmak, 32, who worked as a penetration tester for the criminal group, was sentenced to five years in prison for his affiliation with FIN7.

Since at least 2015, FIN7 gang members have used phishing emails with malicious files attached to break into hundreds of companies' networks.

On April 16, 2021, FIN7 member Fedir Hladyr was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Two months later, FIN7 member Andrii Kolpakov was sentenced to seven years.

While breaking into companies' payments systems has proven very lucrative for FIN7 over the years, new research published by threat intel firm Mandiant suggests that the crime gang has moved into ransomware to monetize its attacks.

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