A native of Russia, Alexander Tverdokhlebov will spend 9 years in American jail for hacking 500 thousand computers and stealing money from 40 thousand credit cards.
29-year-old hacker virtuoso had amassed a fortune thanks to his criminal talent. Before his arrest he lived a life of luxury in Los Angeles, drove expensive cars, held $4.5 million in bitcoin and $272 thousand in cash for a rainy day.
About $1 million Tverdokhlebov kidnapped the people of Russia and China, and the remaining money from the Americans. With the help of malware, he took control of people’s computers and took possession of the confidential information at least 100 users.
The implementation of a Grand affair was preceded by the years spent in closed Russian forums for hackers. Crook was an able student, despite the preoccupation with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine.
However, sooner or later must pay for everything, and retaliation is not passed tverdokhlebova. In February, he was arrested, and a month later, he pleaded guilty. On Friday, the Federal court of Alexandria sentenced the hacker to 110 years in prison and confiscated illegally acquired property, including all his savings in bitcoin.
In April this year in Seattle for a similar crime was condemned by his peers — a 32-year-old son of a Russian official Roman Seleznev. Online fraudster sentenced to 27 years in prison for stealing funds from 3700 financial institutions and 500 companies worldwide.
