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They created fake accounting websites to steal money.
The Kovrov City Court sentenced two men from Moscow and Novosibirsk who were members of an organized criminal group involved in the creation and distribution of malicious computer programs. With their help, they stole over 16 million rubles from the bank accounts of various organizations. The prosecutor's office of the Vladimir region reports this.
According to investigators, since March 2018, criminals have been infecting users' computers through fake accounting websites, on which they posted files disguised as official documents, but in reality containing malware. Thus, the attackers gained remote access to data on the victims’ computers and stole money remotely.
In total, they stole more than 16 million rubles from the current accounts of organizations from the Rostov, Sverdlovsk, Vologda and Vladimir regions.
The court found them guilty of four crimes under Part 2 of Art. 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (creation, distribution and use of malicious computer programs committed by an organized group), six crimes under Part 3 of Art. 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal access to computer information protected by law) and six crimes under Part 4 of Art. 159.6 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud in the field of computer information committed by an organized group on a large and especially large scale).
By a court verdict, they were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 years and 6 years 6 months, respectively, to be served in a general regime colony.
The verdict did not enter into legal force.
The Kovrov City Court sentenced two men from Moscow and Novosibirsk who were members of an organized criminal group involved in the creation and distribution of malicious computer programs. With their help, they stole over 16 million rubles from the bank accounts of various organizations. The prosecutor's office of the Vladimir region reports this.
According to investigators, since March 2018, criminals have been infecting users' computers through fake accounting websites, on which they posted files disguised as official documents, but in reality containing malware. Thus, the attackers gained remote access to data on the victims’ computers and stole money remotely.
In total, they stole more than 16 million rubles from the current accounts of organizations from the Rostov, Sverdlovsk, Vologda and Vladimir regions.
The court found them guilty of four crimes under Part 2 of Art. 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (creation, distribution and use of malicious computer programs committed by an organized group), six crimes under Part 3 of Art. 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal access to computer information protected by law) and six crimes under Part 4 of Art. 159.6 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud in the field of computer information committed by an organized group on a large and especially large scale).
By a court verdict, they were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 years and 6 years 6 months, respectively, to be served in a general regime colony.
The verdict did not enter into legal force.