Operator of Deer.io, a hosting platform for cybercriminal services, is sentenced to 2.5 years
A Russian man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for running a website that sold stolen credit card data and other personal information to cybercriminals, according to a Department of Justice announcement. The Russian man, Kirill Victorovich Firsov, was first arrested last year, and pleaded guilty to hacking-related charges in January. Firsov was accused of having run the site, Deer.io, which hosted other cybercriminals’ shops, since 2013. Users could create accounts on Deer.io, using the platform as a foundation for their own sales. Deer.io raked in $17 million worth of sales and sold at least $1.2 million in U.S.-based stolen information, according to the Department of Justice. Many of transactions involved Americans’ names, current addresses, telephone numbers, and Social Security numbers. The Department of Justice acknowledged that U.S. law enforcement had some difficulty gaining a foothold into the site given that it was run out of Russia, but Suzanne […]
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