Vrublevsky Arrested for Witness Intimidation
Summary: Pavel Vrublevsky, owner of Russian payments firm ChronoPay, was arrested in Moscow for witness intimidation in his ongoing trial for allegedly hiring hackers to attack competitor Assist. Prosecutors allege the resulting outage at Assist prevented Aeroflot from selling tickets for several days, costing at least USD $1 million, and Vrublevsky was re-arrested after admitting he phoned a witness and offered "financial assistance" that the witness said felt pressured and threatening.
Why it matters: Vrublevsky was imprisoned for six months in 2011 pending this same trial, released after admitting his role, then recanted - and now faces another six months for the latest stunt plus up to two years if convicted of orchestrating the attacks.
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