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16th December 2009

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Hacking Godfather ‘Maksik’ Sentenced to 30 Years by Turkish Court | Threat Level | Wired.com →

A Ukrainian cybercrime lord linked to nearly every major breach of U.S. retail networks in the past four years was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison by a Turkish court. His sentence was on unrelated charges of hacking banks in that country, according to reports. Maksym Yastremski is alleged to be “Maksik,” well-known in the underground as a top online seller of stolen credit and debit card information. In a U.S. indictment unsealed in August, prosecutors alleged Yastremski earned more than $11 million selling stolen credit and debit card numbers and magstripe swipes from 2004 to 2006 alone.