Cybersecurity
Russians Get Prison Terms for Massive Corporate Hacks in U.S.
- Hackers hit 17 retailers, financial firms, payment processors
- Judge gives hacker 12 years, black marketer more than 4 years
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Two Russian nationals were sentenced to prison for their roles in the most prolific computer hack to hit corporate America.
Vladimir Drinkman was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Jerome Simandle in Camden, New Jersey, sentenced Dmitriy Smilianets who served as a black-market broker, to 51 months and 21 days in prison, or time he has already served.