Hackers jailed over SpyEye virus that robbed bank accounts worldwide
by Associated Press in Atlanta from on (#1B7X4)
Russian developer known online as 'Gribodemon' and 'Harderman' gets nine years in US jail, while malware vendor 'Bx1' receives 15 years in billion-dollar case
The Russian creator of a computer program that enabled cybercriminals to infect millions of computers and drain bank accounts in multiple countries has been sentenced to serve nine and half years in a US federal prison.
Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, 27, the inventor of SpyEye who went by aliases "Gribodemon" and "Harderman" online, pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud in January 2014 after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
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