The Division of Justice has charged Russian citizen Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov with conspiracy to wreck a protected pc system after he allegedly brib
The Division of Justice has charged Russian citizen Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov with conspiracy to wreck a protected pc system after he allegedly bribed an worker of a Nevada firm with $1 million in Bitcoin to put in malware in that firm’s pc system.
In keeping with paperwork from the U.S. District Court docket of Nevada, Kriuchkov wished to steal knowledge from the corporate’s community, then threaten to make that knowledge public except the corporate paid a ransom. He first organized contact with the worker through WhatsApp, then entered the US on a vacationer visa to satisfy him in individual. The District Court docket of Nevada makes point out of Kriuchkov having “coconspirators,” however they’re unidentified as of press time.
Investigators discovered that Kriuchkov informed his would-be malware installer that he was half of a giant group, however didn’t specify something about that group particularly. He supplied the worker 1 BTC as an upfront cost, plus his help in making a Bitcoin pockets on the Tor community. However the FBI managed to arrest Kruichkov earlier than he left the US. He stands to serve as much as 5 years in jail and pay a $250,000 positive if discovered responsible.
U.S. authorities arrested a special Russian nationwide in March below allegations of cash laundering. They used his Instagram profile, which promoted his rap profession, as proof towards him.