Easily guessed password led to downfall of Russian cybercriminal

By Bradley Barth on Jul 28, 2017 6:45AM

Easily guessed password led to downfall of Russian cybercriminal

Bad opsec sends empire crashing.

The fate of convicted Russian hacker Roman Seleznev was all but sealed after federal authorities were able to easily gain access to his confiscated laptop containing incriminating information. When Seleznev was arrested in 2014 while vacationing in the Maldives, "law enforcement was able to grab ...

Hi! You've reached one of our premium articles. This is available exclusively to subscribers.

It's free to register, and only takes a few minutes.

Once you sign up you'll have unlimited access to the full catalogue of Australia's best business IT content, as well as a daily news bulletin delivered straight to your inbox.

Register now

Already have an account? Log in to read this article.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.

Copyright © SC Magazine, US edition

Tags:

password russia security

Partner Content

"We're seeing some good policy put in place, but that's the exception"

Partner Content "We're seeing some good policy put in place, but that's the exception"

Security "mindset shift" needed to protect organisations

Promoted Content Security "mindset shift" needed to protect organisations

Why Genworth Australia embraced low-code software development

Promoted Content Why Genworth Australia embraced low-code software development

Accenture and Google Cloud team up to create a loveable, Australian-first, renewable energy product

Promoted Content Accenture and Google Cloud team up to create a loveable, Australian-first, renewable energy product

Sponsored Whitepapers

Extracting the value of data using Unified Observability

Extracting the value of data using Unified Observability

Planning before the breach: You can’t protect what you can’t see

Planning before the breach: You can’t protect what you can’t see

Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers

Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers

NextGen Security Operations: A Roadmap for the Future

NextGen Security Operations: A Roadmap for the Future

Video: Watch Juniper talk about its Aston Martin partnership

Video: Watch Juniper talk about its Aston Martin partnership

Events

Most Read Articles

Qantas calls time on IBM, Fujitsu in tech modernisation

Qantas calls time on IBM, Fujitsu in tech modernisation

Service NSW hits digital services goal two years early

Service NSW hits digital services goal two years early

SA Police ignores Adelaide council plea for facial recognition ban on CCTV

SA Police ignores Adelaide council plea for facial recognition ban on CCTV

NBN Co says TPG tie-up could help Telstra sidestep spectrum limits

NBN Co says TPG tie-up could help Telstra sidestep spectrum limits

Digital Nation

Integrity, ethics and board decisions in the digital age

Integrity, ethics and board decisions in the digital age

COVER STORY: Operationalising net zero through the power of IoT

COVER STORY: Operationalising net zero through the power of IoT

Crypto experts optimistic about future of Bitcoin: Block

Crypto experts optimistic about future of Bitcoin: Block

IBM global chief data officer on the rise of the number crunchers

IBM global chief data officer on the rise of the number crunchers

The security threat of quantum computing

The security threat of quantum computing