Andrii Kolpakov Archives

Andrii Kolpakov, who supervised hackers for FIN7, sentenced to 7 years in prison

It's the full amount of time that prosecutors requested.

Jun 24, 2021 By Jeff Stone

Email scammers impersonated upset restaurant customers to defraud U.S. food chains. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

FIN7 scammers posed as SEC officials, sick restaurant customers to hack victims

Prosecutors are seeking seven years in prison for one member of the hacking crew.

Jun 22, 2021 By Jeff Stone

credit cards, payment cards, data breach — (Getty Images)

FIN7 recruiter Andrii Kolpakov pleads guilty to role in global hacking scheme

The Ukrainian national faces up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. It's estimated that FIN7 stole about $1 billion overall.

Nov 17, 2020 By Jeff Stone

The FIN7 hacking group stole more than 15 million payment cards from businesses throughout the U.S., according to the FBI (Flickr/Vilson Frangaj).

Alleged FIN7 hacking director Andrii Kolpakov set to be extradited to the U.S.

Prosecutors say Andrii Kolpakov posed as a legitimate, high-level penetration tester as part of the FIN7 group's crime spree, which included the theft of 15 million payment…

May 9, 2019 By Jeff Stone