An Iranian man pleads guilty on the brain behind the ransomware -wang of Robbinhood.
According to a recent press release from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Iran’s 37-year-old Sina Gholinejad found iran guilty in participating in a hack of several cities in the US, which causes widespread disruption and tens of millions of dollars to losses.
Authorities say that in January 2019, Gholinejad and his fellow-samenzoolders gained illegal access and maintained the computers of the victims, stealing sensitive data and uploading the Robbin hood malware, which in turn would take over the PC of a victim, his files and his files coded and his files are coding and batted files and his files coding and his files coding and his files and his files coding and his files and his files and his files and his files and his files are coding and batted and his files coding and his files and his files. to fall in exchange for the release of the data.
Gholinejad and his team would then try to wash the stolen funds by hiding crypto mixing services and chain hopping and their identity with the help of advanced methods.
As mentioned by Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division of the Ministry of Justice, in the press release,
“The ransomware attack on the city of Baltimore forced the city to take hundreds of computers offline and prevented the city from held basic functions for months.
The conviction of Gholinejad reflects the dedication of the criminal division to bring cyber criminals that focus on our cities, health care system and companies to court, regardless of where they are. There will be no impunity for these destructive attacks. “
Other affected cities were Greenville, North Carolina, as well as Yonkers, New York and Gresham, Oregon.
Gholinejad is planned to be convicted in August and can get a maximum fine of a maximum of 30 years behind bars.
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