Russian Hacker Faces Prison Over 80,000-PC Phishing Campaign
The indictment follows extradition to the US for an alleged phishing operation using Excel malware.
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Russian authorities extradited a hacker to the United States where federal prosecutors indicted him for operating a phishing campaign. The effort allegedly delivered malware through Microsoft Excel files to infect 80,000 PCs and harvest data via remote access. The charges carry a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The report cites details from the indictment and extradition proceedings.
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