Latvian Gets Time Served for Role in Gozi Computer Virus
- Calovskis helped alter virus to fool victims more easily
- Millions were stolen from bank accounts around the globe
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A Latvian hacker who made $1,000 for writing code used in a virus that infected more than a million computers worldwide has already spent enough time in prison, a U.S. judge ruled.
Deniss Calovskis was sentenced to the 20 1/2 months he spent in jail fighting extradition to the U.S. and in pretrial custody. He’ll probably be returned to Latvia within a week, his lawyer, David Bertan, said following a sentencing hearing in Manhattan Tuesday.