U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap
Summary: Twenty-four prisoners were freed in an international prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries, including eight Russians repatriated, among them convicted cybercriminals. Roman Seleznev, 40, sentenced in 2017 to 27 years for racketeering tied to stealing and selling payment card data and ordered to pay more than $50 million in restitution, was released along with Vladislav Klyushin, 42, sentenced in September 2023 to nine years for a "$93 million hack-to-trade conspiracy."
Why it matters: Two of the cybercriminals the U.S. spent years and significant resources capturing and prosecuting - one tied to more than $50 million in carding losses, the other to a $93 million hack-to-trade scheme - are now back in Russia, and the U.S. government says four of Klyushin's alleged co-conspirators, including Ivan Ermakov, remain at large.
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