https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russian-hacker-gets-4-years-in-u-s-prison-for-malware-attacks-1.1351870
By Chris Dolmetsch Bloomberg News 11.21.2019 A Russian hacker who admitted to using malicious software known as NeverQuest to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from online banking accounts was sentenced to four years in a U.S. prison. Stanislov Lisov, 33, also known as “Black” or “Blackf,” pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy for using the malware to infect computers, steal login information for online banking accounts and drain the accounts of more than $800,000. He was extradited from Spain to New York in 2017. He had faced as much as five years in prison if convicted at trial. “This type of cybercrime threatens personal privacy and harms financial institutions,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in a statement. “Lisov’s arrest, extradition, conviction, and prison sentence should send an unmistakable message about this office’s firm commitment to prosecuting hackers -- domestic and foreign alike.” According to prosecutors, NeverQuest has been used by hackers in attempts to steal millions of dollars out of bank accounts. The software makes it way onto computers through social media websites, phishing emails or file transfers. Once installed, it identifies when the user attempts to log onto a website and sends the credentials to servers used to administer the malware -- which hackers than can use to remotely control the subject computer, log on to bank accounts and transfer money, change credentials or purchase goods. [...]
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