{"id":15599,"date":"2015-09-16T12:25:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15599"},"modified":"2015-09-16T12:25:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:25:33","slug":"feds-russian-admits-his-role-in-largest-known-hacking-conspiracy-ever-prosecuted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15599","title":{"rendered":"Feds: Russian Admits His Role in Worldwide Hacking Conspiracy Ever Prosecuted"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW JERSEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"U.S.<\/a>A Russian admitted to his involvement in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporations, result in the theft of 160 credit cards and more than $300 million in losses, officials said.<\/p>\n

The case is the largest scheme ever prosecuted in the U.S. that used “sniffers”<\/strong> to collect data, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Vladimir Drinkman,<\/strong> 34, of Syktyvkar, Russia, and Moscow, plead guilty in federal court in New Jersey to one count of conspiracy to commit unauthorized access of protected computers and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<\/p>\n

Authorities arrested Drinkman in\u00a0the Netherlands on June 28, 2012 and extradited him to New Jersey in February.<\/p>\n

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 15.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said this is the largest computer hacking conspiracy prosecuted.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefendants like Vladimir Drinkman, who have the skills to break into our computer networks and the inclination to do so, pose a cutting edge threat to our economic well-being, our privacy and our national security,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.<\/strong> \u00a0\u201cThe crimes to which he admitted his guilt have a real, practical cost to our privacy and our pocketbooks. \u00a0Today\u2019s guilty plea is a tribute to the skill and perseverance of the agents and prosecutors who brought him to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Drinkman plea agreement<\/a> spells out the details of his case.<\/p>\n

\"courtroom_02\"<\/a>According to court documents and statements, Drinkman and four co-defendants allegedly hacked into the networks of corporate victims engaged in financial transactions, retailers that received and transmitted financial data and other institutions with information that the conspirators could exploit for profit.<\/p>\n

This corporations hacked included NASDAQ, 7-Eleven, Carrefour, JCP, Hannaford, Heartland, Wet Seal, Commidea, Dexia, JetBlue, Dow Jones, Euronet, Visa Jordan, Global Payment, Diners Singapore<\/strong> and Ingenicard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The five defendants each played specific roles in the scheme: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n