"Ukrainian Man Arrested for Selling Data on 300 Million People to Russians"

A 36-year-old Ukrainian citizen was recently arrested for allegedly selling personal information belonging to over 300 million people to Russia, according to a statement from the Ukrainian cyber police. The individual used the messaging platform Telegram to sell the stolen information, which included passport data, taxpayer numbers, birth certificates, driver's licenses, and bank account data belonging to Ukrainian citizens and citizens of other European countries. Depending on the amount and nature of the information sought, he would sell access to the data for a price between $500 and $2,000. According to the cyber police, the individual sold the data to Russian citizens for rubles, a currency that is banned in Ukraine. When police arrived to search the suspect's home in Netishyn, a town of 36,000 people in western Ukraine, they seized several mobile phones, about 30 hard drives, SIM cards, computer equipment, and server equipment. The police stated that they are also investigating databases with restricted access that the suspect operated. The individual is facing charges for creating malicious software, illegally accessing information stored on computer networks, and more. The arrest brings further attention to how Telegram has become a popular but flawed cybercriminal tool. This article continues to discuss the arrest of a Ukrainian man for selling personal data on 300 million people to Russia and the increase in hacker-related posts on Telegram. 

The Record reports "Ukrainian Man Arrested for Selling Data on 300 Million People to Russians"