DEFENDANT RECORD
Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin
sentenced
Aliases: chinik, itBlackHat
Perpetrator of LinkedIn and Dropbox data thefts. Sentenced to 88 months in federal prison.
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
88 mo
7 years, 4 months (88 months)
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
- Legal Disposition: sentenced.
- Nationality: Russian Federation.
- Total Imprisonment: 7 years, 4 months (88 months).
- Court Restitution: None ordered.
Prosecution Matters Involving This Defendant
sentenced 2016-10-05
U.S. v. Yevgeniy Nikulin (LinkedIn & Dropbox Breaches)
Russian national who hacked into the corporate networks of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring, stealing login credentials of over 100 million users and selling the stolen database dumps on darknet forums.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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