Sysadmin of fake cybersecurity company sentenced to jail after billion-dollar crime spree

Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers A key member of the FIN7 cybercrime gang – which is said to have caused over one billion dollars worth of damage around the world – has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. 35-year-old Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr worked as the sysadmin for the FIN7 gang (also sometimes known as Carbanak, Navigator Group, or Anunak) which made its fortune targeting retailers, restaurants, and gambling firms in more than 40 countries across the globe, stealing 20 million customer card records at thousands of business locations.

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