WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The USA is providing a $10 million reward for data resulting in the arrest of a Russian nationwide charged with working a Net platform key to the commerce in stolen bank cards, the State Division stated on Wednesday.
An indictment unsealed on Wednesday in federal court docket in Brooklyn charged Denis Gennadievich Kulkov with 4 counts of fraud, laptop intrusion and cash laundering conspiracy for working Try2Check, which allegedly helped cybercriminals decide whether or not the bank card numbers they purchased have been legitimate and lively.
Try2Check processed tens of thousands and thousands of bank card numbers annually, in keeping with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.
“At present is a foul day for criminals who relied on the defendant’s platform,” Breon Peace, the U.S. legal professional for the Jap District of New York, stated in a press release.
One other $1 million was being provided for data figuring out different key leaders within the group, the State Division stated in a press release.
