Security News > 2023 > October > E-Root admin faces 20 years for selling stolen RDP, SSH accounts
Sandu Diaconu, the operator of the E-Root marketplace, has been extradited to the U.S. to face a maximum imprisonment penalty of 20 years for selling access to compromised computers.
Last month, Diaconu consented to be extradited to the United States for wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud, and access device fraud.
Buyers were given filtered search tools to navigate the available offerings, using criteria such as price range, region, ISP, operating system, RDP or SSH access, and more.
The U.S. Department of Justice announcement says there have been many confirmations of access purchased through E-Root used for cybercrime activities, including ransomware attacks.
"Many victims were subject to ransomware attacks, and some of the stolen credentials listed on the Marketplace were linked to stolen identity tax fraud schemes," stated the US Department of Justice.
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