The US released famous Russian hackers during a prisoner exchange

2 August 2024 2 minutes Author: Newsman

In a historic prisoner exchange between several countries, including the US and Russia, two prominent Russian hackers, Roman Seleznyov and Vladyslav Klyushin, have been released.

This prisoner exchange highlights the importance of diplomatic efforts and coordination between countries to address security and human rights issues, demonstrating cooperation between allies. Seleznyov and Klyushin were convicted in the US of major cybercrimes. Seleznev was serving a 27-year sentence for credit card fraud that caused nearly $170 million in losses, and an additional 14 years for cyber fraud. Klyushin was convicted of stealing confidential financial information from American companies that netted him $93 million in an insider trading scheme.

In exchange for the release of the Russian hackers, the US, along with other countries, released 16 people, including four Americans, five Germans and seven Russians, who were being held as political prisoners. Former US Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Hershkovich and Volodymyr Kara-Murza were among those released from Russia. This exchange was the result of long negotiations between the US and its allies.

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recently announced the closure of Russian Coms, a fraudulent platform that allowed anonymous calls to be made by masquerading as banks and law enforcement agencies. Three people associated with the platform were arrested and released on bail.

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