Russian hacker pleads guilty in U.S. court: FBIJanuary 29, 2014 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Russian national pleaded guilty in Atlanta to creating malware that infected 1.4 million computers and extracted credit card information, the FBI said Tuesday, Jan 28, according to RIA Novosti. Aleksandr Panin admitted in a federal court in Atlanta to creating SpyEye program, which he then sold to clients with “nefarious” purposes, the agency said in a statement. The program allowed users to create botnets, or networks of infected computers, and steal users’ personal information. Many affected machines were located in the United States. Between 2009 and 2011, Panin sold the program to some 150 clients for anywhere between $1,000 and $8,500, the FBI said. At least one client recouped his investment manifold, making $3.2 million through SpyEye, Krebsonsecurity.com digital news website said. Panin, 24, a native of central Russia’s Tver Region, was seized in the Dominican Republic last year. His arrest and extradition prompted an outcry from the Russian government, long disgruntled with US seizures or Russian criminal suspects such as Panin and convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. Panin, who operated under the nicknames “Harderman” and “Gribodemon” (“Mushroom Demon”), faces up to 30 years behind bars, Krebsonsecurity said, citing the hacker’s lawyer. The man’s alleged accomplice, Algerian national Hamza Bendelladj, was also extradited to the United States last year after being arrested in Thailand. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |