Alexander Petrov (hacker) explained

Alexander Petrov
Nationality:	Russian

Alexander Petrov and two other men were responsible for DDoS for hire and extortion. ^[1] A multinational law enforcement group of British, American, and Russian private individuals and law enforcement agents captured Alexander Petrov and his two accomplices, Ivan Maksakov and Denis Stepanov.^[2]

The three were heading an extortion ring which was extorting money from various online services, e.g. banks, Internet casinos, and other web based businesses. Reportedly, the damages caused by the ring are in the millions of dollars range. On October 8, 2007, Petrov, Maksakov, and Stenanov were found guilty and were sentenced to eight years in prison in the Russian Federation and fined 100,000 rubles.^[3]

See also

• Denial of service attack
• Barrett Lyon

External links

• Eight Years for Extorting Millions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ma . Alexandra . The UK has accused 2 alleged Russian intelligence officers of trying to murder a spy in England with a nerve agent . 2022-12-18 . Business Insider . en-US.
2. Web site: A Whiz Kid Took On an Extortionist -- and Won . 2005-05-01 . Scott . Berinato . CSO Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907205500/http://www.csoonline.com/read/050105/extortion.html . 2008-09-07 .
3. Web site: 2006-10-04 . Eight Years for Extorting Millions . Kommersant . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016130145/http://kommersant.com/page.asp?id=709912 . 2007-10-16 .