The U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington in Seattle is pictured. A judge there sentenced FIN7 suspect Fedir Hladyr to 10 years in prison. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) FIN7 ‘technical guru’ sentenced to 10 years in prison Prosecutors described Hladyr as a "technical guru" integral to FIN7's operations. Apr 16, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Nintendo has had its hands full with criminal hackers (Flickr/Abdullah Al-Shackarchi) California man gets 3 years in prison for hacking Nintendo, collecting child pornography Prosecutors say Ryan Hernandez ran a forum where he shared Nintendo vulnerabilities. Dec 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) FIN7 recruiter Andrii Kolpakov pleads guilty to role in global hacking scheme The Ukrainian national faces up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. It's estimated that FIN7 stole about $1 billion overall. Nov 17, 2020 By Jeff Stone
A Nintendo Switch controller. (Garrett Coakley / Flickr) US arrests suspected hackers accused of video game piracy Two suspected members of the Team Xecuter organization are in custody, prosecutors say. Oct 5, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Suebsiri / Getty Images) Feds indict ‘fxmsp’ in connection with million-dollar hacking operation Andrey Turchin, known for selling access to stolen data, was last known to be in Kazakhstan. Jul 7, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Alleged Capital One hacker Paige Thompson to be released before trial The judge previously admitted concern with the treatment of trans inmates. Nov 5, 2019 By Jeff Stone
It’s a significant ruling which effectively affords the attorneys suing Capital One with a breakdown of which bank behaviors were successful, and which failed. (Getty) Accused Capital One hacker had as much as 30 terabytes of stolen data, feds say Prosecutors say Paige Thompson is a “serious flight risk” in part because of the amount of evidence against her. The judge in the case says he might… Oct 16, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) FIN7’s IT admin pleads guilty for role in billion-dollar cybercrime crew Fedir Hladyr plead guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer hacking. Sep 11, 2019 By Jeff Stone
People walk past a Capital One bank in New York’s financial district. Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services employee accused of stealing personal information from the bank, pleaded not guilty Thursday. (Reuters) Accused Capital One hacker pleads not guilty to all charges She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted at trial. Sep 5, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Indictment of Capital One suspect alleges breaches of 30 companies, cryptojacking Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. The indictment also includes charges of cryptojacking. Aug 29, 2019 By Jeff Stone