Deer.io takedown: Russian citizen jailed for selling stolen personal data of US citizens online
A Russian citizen continues to be jailed for 30 months for his role in selling stolen bank card information and various data utilized to fuel further criminal activity.
Kirill Victorovich Firsov, 30, from Moscow, acted as being the administrator of an internet site . that provided stolen information that is personal and other services to be played with for cybercrime, a US Department of Justice release states.
One-stop cybercrime platform
As previously reported by The Daily Swig, the now-defunct website – Deer.io – hosted an estimated 2,000 illicit internet vendors generating approximately $17 million during its seven-year operation.
It sold information including gamer account logins, as well as personal data of US citizens not limited by names, current addresses, phone numbers, and also at times Social Security numbers.
Deer.io premiered as small as October 2013 and was turned off following Firsov’s arrest in March 2020 after an operation through which the FBI purchased 1,100 gamer accounts along with the private data for upwards of 3,600 Americans.
The prosecutor asserted that Firsov knew deer.io was selling stolen and counterfeit accounts because built the platform.
“Also, deer.io was easily searchable, so anyone – including Firsov – could search the woking platform for stolen US accounts and knowledge,” the production reads.
“Eventhough it sold stolen accounts, deer.io wasn’t cloaked in secrecy and required no special password for access, because everything was use up all your Russia, and American police could gain no foothold.”
‘Sending a message’
“The FBI will pursue cybercriminals across the world market url (just click the following post),” said FBI Special Agent in Charge, Suzanne Turner.
“Today’s sentence sends a note – conducting criminal activity from the outside the United States doesn’t mean you happen to be from reach.
“The FBI will identify and pursue criminal actors within the cyber-sphere, where ever they operate, and work to bring them to justice inside of a United States court.”