Security News > 2022 > May > New Yorker imprisoned for role in carding group behind $568M damages
John Telusma, a 37-year-old man from New York, was sentenced to four years in prison for selling and using stolen and compromised credit cards on the Infraud carding portal operated by the transnational cybercrime organization with the same name.
According to court documents, Telusma joined the Infraud Organization in August 2011 and was active for five and a half years.
Infraud co-founder Sergey Medvedev - sentenced to 10 years in prison;.
Out of 10,901 Infraud registered members in March 2017, 13 defendants were apprehended by law enforcement agencies in the United States and six other countries.
Infraud members were responsible for purchasing and selling more than four million stolen credit and debit cards, causing victims actual losses of more than $568 million.
To join Infraud's online forum, all users needed vetting and approval from one of the Infraud administrators.