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Russian hacker indicted for 80,000-PC phishing attack

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A Russian national, Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, is facing federal charges in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a large-scale phishing campaign. The campaign, which ran from 2016 to 2017, reportedly infected around 80,000 computers using malware like TVRAT and DarkVNC. Aktulaev was extradited from Cyprus to the U.S. and faces potential penalties including up to 20 years in prison and significant fines. AI

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