On June 23, the United Sates Attorney for the Southern District
of New York announced that the first defendant to ever be
extradited from Moldova was sentenced to 57 months in prison after
pleading guilty to computer hacking. The defendant allegedly
operated an organization called Blackshades, which sold and
distributed a malware tool that enabled cybercriminals to take
control of users' computers.
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