A Ukrainian man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his work in the notorious Russian hacking group, FIN7. FOX13
sentenced 32-year-old Denys Iarmak on Thursday. Iarmak served as a high-level hacker—or "pen tester"—for FIN7, an ‘advanced persistent threat’ group that has targeted U.S. gambling, restaurant, and hospitality sectors since at least 2015.
Iarmak was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019 at the request of U.S. law enforcement, then was extradited to the U.S. in May 2020. "Iarmak and his conspirators compromised millions of financial accounts, causing over a billion dollars in losses to Americans and costs to America’s economy," said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. "Protecting businesses – both large and small – online is a top priority for the Department of Justice. We are committed to working with our international partners to hold such cyber criminals accountable, no matter where they live or how anonymous they think they are.
Iarmak received substantial payments for his work with FIN7, which the attorney's office says "far exceeded comparable legitimate employment in Ukraine."
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