CASE DOSSIER
fugitive
U.S. v. Artem Radchenko (SEC EDGAR Insider Trading Hack)
Docket: 2:19-cr-00040 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Opened: 2019-01-15 Sector: Regulatory Agencies, Securities Markets, Public Corporations
Key Facts
Status
FUGITIVE
Legal disposition
Loss Amount
$4.1 million
Generated $4.1 million in illegal trading profits using stolen corporate filings.
Techniques
1
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Defendants
1
Named in charges
- Legal Status: FUGITIVE in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
- Primary Target Sector: Regulatory Agencies, Securities Markets, Public Corporations.
- Documented Financial Loss: $4.1 million.
- 1 verified MITRE ATT&CK techniques substantiated with verbatim court excerpts.
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Case Summary
Ukrainian cybercriminals who hacked into the SEC EDGAR corporate filing test system, exfiltrating non-public quarterly earnings reports for hundreds of publicly traded companies before their official release to generate $4.1 million in illegal insider trades.
Procedural & Incident Timeline
2019-01-15 indictment
Grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, indicts Radchenko and Oleksandr Ieremenko for computer fraud and wire fraud.
Named Defendants & Operatives
| Defendant | Nationality | Status | Prison Term | Restitution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artem Radchenko | Ukraine | fugitive | Pending | None | Perpetrator of SEC EDGAR test filing system hack for securities insider trading. |
Substantiated MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| Technique ID | Technique Name & Tactic | Primary Source Evidence Excerpt | Locator | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1190 | Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access | "Radchenko exploited a software vulnerability in the SEC EDGAR test server software to extract unpublished draft 8-K and 10-Q reports." | Indictment ¶ 14, Page 8 | reviewed |
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