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US Court Sentences Russian Lawmaker’s Son to 27 Years in Jail for Hacking

Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, 32, was convicted of stealing millions of US credit card numbers and causing some $170 million in damages to businesses and individuals. Father of Russian MP: Sentence “passed by man-eaters;” My Son is innocent! Roman was arrested in 2014 while attempting to board a flight in the Maldives and then extradited to the United States. Prosecutors said his hacking campaign hit more than 3,700 businesses. The Russian Foreign Ministry characterized the extradition as a “kidnapping” and against all norms of international law.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/04/credit-card-russian-hacker.html

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