All four detained alleged members of the hacking group The Infraud Organization (Infraud) have pleaded guilty and are actively cooperating with investigators. This is stated in court materials, according to «РИА Новости».
The suspect in organizing the group, Andrei Novak, has also fully pleaded guilty to cybercrimes. In addition to Infraud, he was linked to UniCC, the largest dark-net platform for selling stolen credit card data, Interfax reports.
According to his lawyer, Novak himself went to the police, disclosed the crimes, and aided the investigation. He also provided law enforcement with passwords, documents, and access to cryptocurrency assets.
The defence argues that Novak has not worked with UniCC since 2015:
“He has not been involved in UniCC’s activities for more than seven years, which are precisely what this case is investigating.”
Novak’s defence asked the Moscow City Court to overturn the decision to remand him in custody, substituting house arrest. However the court did not release him from pre-trial detention.
The other three defendants — Kirill Samokutyaev, Konstantin, and Mark Bergman — also entered cooperation agreements with the investigation and testified against the “other participants.”
The suspects are detained until March 18.
In January the FSB announced the dismantling of the hacker group REvil, with UniCC announcing the end of its activities almost simultaneously. According to experts, since 2013 the platform’s operators have received payments totaling $358 million in cryptocurrency.
Later, Russian law enforcement arrested the alleged Infraud participants.
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