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U.S. v. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (Tesla Insider Threat Attempt)
Docket: 3:20-cr-00032 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada Opened: 2020-08-25 Sector: Automotive, Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Legal disposition
Loss Amount
$4.0 million
Intended extortion demand was $4 million; operation was intercepted before malware execution.
Techniques
3
Verified mappings
Defendants
1
Named in charges
- Legal Status: SENTENCED in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
- Primary Target Sector: Automotive, Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy.
- Documented Financial Loss: $4.0 million.
- 3 verified MITRE ATT&CK techniques substantiated with verbatim court excerpts.
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Case Summary
Russian national who traveled to Nevada and offered a $1 million Bitcoin bribe to an employee at the Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, to introduce malware onto the company's internal network.
Procedural & Incident Timeline
2020-08-22 arrest
Kriuchkov arrested in Los Angeles while attempting to flee the United States.
2021-03-18 plea
Pleads guilty to conspiracy to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer.
2021-05-25 sentencing
Sentenced to time served (10 months) and ordered to pay $14,825 in restitution before deportation.
Named Defendants & Operatives
| Defendant | Nationality | Status | Prison Term | Restitution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov | Russian Federation | sentenced | 10 mo | None | Conspired to bribe a Tesla employee to deploy ransomware; sentenced to 10 months and deported. |
Substantiated MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| Technique ID | Technique Name & Tactic | Primary Source Evidence Excerpt | Locator | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1078 | Valid Accounts Defense Evasion | "Defendant recruited an insider with legitimate administrator privileges to connect an infected USB drive and execute custom malware within the company's intranet." | Criminal Complaint ¶ 12, Page 6 | reviewed |
| T1486 | Data Encrypted for Impact Impact | "The plan called for staging a diversionary distributed denial of service attack while simultaneously exfiltrating trade secrets and encrypting production servers." | Plea Agreement ¶ 6, Page 5 | reviewed |
| T1498 | Network Denial of Service Impact | "The plan included launching a distributed network denial of service flood against Tesla's external gateways to distract security staff during malware deployment." | Complaint ¶ 15, Page 7 | reviewed |
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