DEFENDANT RECORD
Karim Baratov
sentenced
Aliases: Kay
Hacker-for-hire who worked with Russian FSB agents in the Yahoo breach. Sentenced to 60 months in prison.
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
60 mo
5 years (60 months)
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
- Legal Disposition: sentenced.
- Nationality: Canadian and Kazakh.
- Total Imprisonment: 5 years (60 months).
- Court Restitution: None ordered.
Prosecution Matters Involving This Defendant
sentenced 2017-02-28
U.S. v. Baratov et al. (Yahoo 2014 Breach / FSB Officers)
Conspiracy between Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers and criminal hackers to breach Yahoo's network, compromising 500 million user accounts to conduct espionage against journalists, government officials, and commercial executives.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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