3 Ukrainian hackers arrested, charged for felony, ID theft

Three men accused of leading a hacking group that has allegedly stolen more than 15 million credit card details have been taken into custody by the US Department of Justice.

Dmytro Fedorov (44), Fedir Hladyr (33) and Andrii Kopakov (30) are Ukrainian nationals facing charges of 26 accounts of felony, including wire fraud, conspiracy aggravated identity theft and, of course, hacking.

The Fin7 group, which Fedorov et al. are said to belong to, has also been known as Carbanak and JokerStash.

According to the DoJ, the group used malware to attack more than 120 firms in the USA, Europe and Australia. They also stole credit card details from more than 6,500 ATMs in the US alone, which they then sold on the dark net. Losses are believed to be in excess of $10 million.

Currently, only Hladyr is being held in US custody, pending trial. He was arrested by German authorities in January.

Fedorov was also arrested in January, in Poland, while Kopakov is being held in Spain. The DoJ is seeking to have both men extradited.

The FBI agent in charge of the case, Jay Tabb, said, “The naming of these Fin7 leaders marks a major step towards dismantling this sophisticated criminal enterprise.”