Trio sentenced to 8 years in U.K. cyberattack scheme

Iria · Oct 5, 2006, 04:32 AM

Source: News.com
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Three Russian citizens were sentenced Wednesday to eight years each for extorting money from U.K. e-commerce companies.

Ivan Maksakov, Alexander Petrov and Denis Stepanov were accused of receiving $4 million from firms that they threatened with cyberattacks.

Oct 5, 2006, 04:32 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Trio sentenced to 8 years in U.K. cyberattack scheme Source: News.com ________ Three Russian citizens were sentenced Wednesday to eight years each for extorting money from U.K. e-commerce companies. Ivan Maksakov, Alexander Petrov and Denis Stepanov were accused of receiving $4 million from firms that they threatened with cyberattacks.