Sergey Pavlovich
Sergey Pavlovich | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1983 |
| Other names | Police Dog, panther[757], Fallen Angel, diplomaticos |
| Occupation | carder |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years federal prison |
Sergey Alexandrovich Pavlovich (also known as Police Dog, panther[757], Fallen Angel, diplomaticos) is one of the most famous carders on the territory of the former Soviet Union.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born 22 February 1983 in Vyazye, a village in Mogilev region of Belarus. In 2000 finished School No 124 in Minsk. In 2000–2003 was studying on the faculty of Journalism of Belarusian State University. In 2004–2009 was brought to trial three times on account of cyber crimes. The total sentence amounted to 16 years in jail. While being in jail, Sergey wrote and published a book:
- How to Steal A Million: The Memoirs of a Russian Hacker
in which he convinced young men not to follow in his criminal steps. All of the honorarium for the book the author donated to a Children's Oncologic Clinic of Borovlyany (Belarus).[3]
Criminal activities[edit]
Sergey started his criminal career with contributing to Russia's largest carding forum CarderPlanet.[4]
Among Sergey's friends and e.f.g. partners in crime were such people as BadB (Vladislav Khorokhorin),[5] Fidel (Sergey Storchak),[6] Maksik (Maksim Yastremskiy),[7] JonnyHell (Alexander Suvorov)[8] and a Chinese Triad boss Michael Cheung Ho and others.
In 2008 Sergey appeared among the 11 people charged with "the largest personal data theft in the history of the USA".[9] An associate of the famous hacker Albert Gonzalez.[10][11]
Currently he is an entrepreneur (4 businesses on the Internet), the author of the popular YouTube channels "People PRO" and "Mother Russia", acts as a speaker on cybersecurity and promotion on YouTube.[12][13][14]
References[edit]
- ^ TV Rain, Inc. (24 October 2016). "Фабрика взлома: как программисты становятся киберворами и крадут миллионы долларов". tvrain.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ Howard Amos (2017-02-20). "Inside A Hacker's Mind". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Vivienne Walt (2017-01-21). "If You Can't Beat Russian Hackers, Hire One". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "The secret history of CarderPlanet.com and Dmitry Ivanovich Golubov - CreditCards.com | Taking Charge". blogs.creditcards.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Alleged Carder 'BadB' Charged in $9 Million ATM Heist". wired.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Ukrainian in biggest credit card con job held in Delhi : North, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ Zetter, Kim. "Ukrainian Carding King 'Maksik' Was Lured to Arrest | WIRED". Wired. wired.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "No safe haven: the global Secret Service hunt for three hackers | Ars Technica". arstechnica.com. August 2012. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "#08-689: Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers (2008-08-05)". justice.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ Павел Борисов (2010-03-26). "Хакер века. Американец получил 20 лет тюрьмы за кражу 170 миллионов кредиток" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Белорусский подельник хакера Гонсалеса сел в тюрьму на 10 лет" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "'It's easier to hack an election than eBay': confessions of a Belarusian hacker". The Guardian. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Amy Kellogg (2017-08-17). "Convicted Russian hacker cashes in on fame with new book, Putin souvenirs". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Andrada Fiscutean (2018-09-21). "After riches and jail, Belarusian ex-hacker's life lesson? 'Don't steal from Americans. Ever'". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-03-31.