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An Estonian hacker , Aleksandr Suvorov, 28-years-old, was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a couple of hacking schemes that involved the theft of over 240,000 credit card numbers.
According to DOJ, Suvorov pleaded guilty in May 2009 to a wire fraud conspiracy charge, filed in the Eastern District of New York, for hacking into the national restaurant chain Dave & Buster’s and stealing more than 80,000 credit card numbers.
In addition, Suvorov pleaded guilty in November 2011 to a trafficking in unauthorized access devices charge, originally filed in the Southern District of California, related to the sale of more than 160,000 stolen credit card numbers to an undercover agent with the U.S. Secret Service.The case was originally filed in the Southern District of California.
The two cases were consolidated in the Eastern District of New York.
In addition to being sentenced to seven years in prison, Suvorov is ordered to pay $675,000 in restitution and satisfy a $300,000 asset forfeiture judgment stemming from the New York charges.
According to DOJ, Suvorov pleaded guilty in May 2009 to a wire fraud conspiracy charge, filed in the Eastern District of New York, for hacking into the national restaurant chain Dave & Buster’s and stealing more than 80,000 credit card numbers.
In addition, Suvorov pleaded guilty in November 2011 to a trafficking in unauthorized access devices charge, originally filed in the Southern District of California, related to the sale of more than 160,000 stolen credit card numbers to an undercover agent with the U.S. Secret Service.The case was originally filed in the Southern District of California.
The two cases were consolidated in the Eastern District of New York.
In addition to being sentenced to seven years in prison, Suvorov is ordered to pay $675,000 in restitution and satisfy a $300,000 asset forfeiture judgment stemming from the New York charges.
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