{"id":31175,"date":"2020-11-03T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=31175"},"modified":"2025-08-28T02:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:22:05","slug":"u-s-court-sentences-russian-to-eight-years-in-prison-for-theft-of-personal-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/u-s-court-sentences-russian-to-eight-years-in-prison-for-theft-of-personal-data\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. court sentences Russian to eight years in prison for theft of personal data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">An American court found Russian Alexander Brovko guilty of participating in a criminal scheme to steal and sell personal data, the damages from which are estimated at more than $100 million. This is reported on the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/russian-cybercriminal-sentenced-prison-role-100-million-botnet-conspiracy\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\"><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">site<\/span><\/a><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\"> of the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">According to court documents, Alexander Brovko was an active participant in several online forums designed for Russian-speaking cybercriminals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The defendant unlawfully gained access to the personal and financial information of U.S. citizens for ten years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">From 2007 to 2019, Brovko, together with other cybercriminals, processed personal data stolen using botnets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The DOJ noted that the defendant sought out important personal information and online banking credentials. He verified their authenticity and assessed whether there were sufficient funds in compromised accounts to carry out fraudulent transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">Brovko pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">Earlier in October, the U.S. Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/u-s-justice-department-charges-russian-hackers-over-olympic-attacks-in-korea-and-french-elections\">filed<\/a> charges against six Russian citizens in cyberattacks on infrastructure in France, South Korea, Ukraine and the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full feed, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news and polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A U.S. court found Russian Alexander Brovko guilty of participating in a criminal scheme to steal and sell personal data, with damages estimated at more than $100 million. 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