{
  "id": "case-medvedev-infraud",
  "slug": "us-v-medvedev-infraud-organization",
  "title": "U.S. v. Sergey Medvedev et al. (Infraud Organization)",
  "summary": "Global cybercrime enterprise operating under the slogan 'In Fraud We Trust' with over 10,000 members, trafficking in stolen identities, counterfeit documents, compromised credit cards, and banking trojans.",
  "case_number": "2:17-cr-00360",
  "court": "U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada",
  "district": "D. Nev.",
  "country": "United States",
  "opened_at": "2018-01-26",
  "status": "sentenced",
  "victim_sector": "Financial Services, Consumer Credit, Retail",
  "victim_country": "United States, Worldwide",
  "loss_amount_usd": 568000000,
  "loss_amount_note": "Caused actual financial losses of over $568 million to financial institutions and cardholders.",
  "first_seen_at": "2010-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-08-10T15:00:00Z",
  "actor_slug": "infraud-organization",
  "defendant_slugs": [
    "sergey-medvedev"
  ],
  "cves": [],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "technique_id": "T1078",
      "evidence_excerpt": "Infraud operated escrow systems enabling cybercriminals to buy and sell verified high-balance administrative account credentials.",
      "evidence_locator": "Indictment \u00b6 14, Page 7",
      "mapping_status": "reviewed",
      "mapped_by": "rule",
      "source_title": "Indictment: U.S. v. Medvedev",
      "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/co-founder-infraud-organization-sentenced-10-years-prison-role-568-million-cyberfraud-enterprise",
      "technique_name": "Valid Accounts",
      "tactic": "Defense Evasion"
    }
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "event_type": "arrest",
      "event_date": "2018-02-02",
      "description": "Medvedev arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, with over 100,000 Bitcoins in digital wallets."
    },
    {
      "event_type": "plea",
      "event_date": "2020-06-26",
      "description": "Pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy in federal court in Las Vegas."
    },
    {
      "event_type": "sentencing",
      "event_date": "2021-03-19",
      "description": "Sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in federal prison."
    }
  ]
}