YEAR IN REVIEW
Year: 2016
Court filings and enforcement actions initiated or unsealed during calendar year 2016.
Key Facts
Cases Opened
1
Prosecution dockets
Identified Losses
$15.0 million
Reported damages
- 1 major cases opened or unsealed in 2016.
- Cumulative losses identified for 2016 matters exceed $15.0 million.
- Documented from federal indictments and official government disclosures.
Documented Matters for 2016
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.
2 techniques
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