Some hackers get paid bounties for discovering bugs, others get a Secret Service $2.5 million Most Wanted bounty on their head for an alleged decade-long hacking spree.
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a single suspected hacker. The accused cybercriminal, named by the Secret Service as Volodymyr Iuriyovych Kadariya, is a 38 year old Belarusian national charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and two counts of substantive wire fraud.
The charges revolve around a number of offenses concerning the use of a malware exploit kit known as Angler. This was used, the nowAs part of this campaign, it is alleged that Kadariya and his co-conspirators enabled so-called scareware adverts to display on the screens of potential victims’ devices. These warning pop-ups would claim to have found malware or a computer virus on the device, and users were offered free malware scans and a software download to resolve the matter.
It should be noted, of course, that the charges and allegations contained in the indictment are accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. United States Secret Service assistant director of investigations, Brian Lambert, said that “Cybercriminals should know that even if they attempt to hide their criminal conduct behind the anonymity of the internet that eventually, through the dedication of international law enforcement professionals, they will be apprehended and held accountable for their actions.
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