Federal Jury Convicts Former USSR Citizen of Cyber Crimes
A federal jury convicted a Latvian resident of three counts of cybercrime involving his “Scan4You” program, an online counter-antivirus service targeting U.S. businesses, DOJ announced Wednesday evening. It said Ruslans Bondars, 37, a citizen of the former USSR and therefore…
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a Latvian "non-citizen," was convicted of one count of conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of computer intrusion with intent to cause damage and aiding and abetting. Sentencing is set for Sept. 21.