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Russian Hacker Who Hit Heartland, NASDAQ, Extradited To US

Vladimir Drinkman, 34, of Syktyykar and Moscow, was extradited to the United States by Dutch authorities. He is accused of being the network penetration specialist for the “largest international hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the US” He pleaded “not guilty” to all 11 charges in federal court in Newark, N.J. He will be held without bail until his trial, scheduled for April 27. He was also charged in 2009 for his role in five other breaches, including the one at Heartland Payment Systems.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/russian-hacker-who-hit-heartland-nasdaq-extradited-to-us

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