Roman Seleznev | |
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Роман Селезнёв | |
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| Born | July 23, 1984 Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | nCuX, Track2, Bulba, Zagreb, shmak, smaus[1] |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Known for | Hacking |
| Criminal charge(s) | Hacking, wire fraud, racketeering |
| Criminal status | Repatriated to Russia as part of prisoner exchange |
| Father | Valery Seleznev |
Roman Valerevich Seleznev[a] (or Seleznyov,[2] Russian: Роман Валерьевич Селезнёв; born July 23, 1984), also known by his hacker name Track2, is a Russian computer hacker. Seleznev was indicted in the United States in 2011, and was convicted of hacking into servers to steal credit-card data. His activities are estimated to have caused more than US$169 million in damages to businesses and financial institutions.[3] Seleznev was arrested on July 5, 2014, while vacationing in the Maldives, and was sentenced to 27 years in prison for wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and identity theft.[3] Seleznev would only serve ten years in prison before he would take part in the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange that involved 26 total people, including himself.
- ^ "USA V. ROMAN SELEZNEV, No. 17-30085 (9th Cir. 2019)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Dennis F. Poindexter, The New Cyberwar: Technology and the Redefinition of Warfare, 2015, P.115-116, ISBN 0-78-649843-9
- ^ a b "Russian Cyber-Criminal Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Hacking and Credit Card Fraud Scheme". Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Department of Justice. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
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