Dragomir admitted selling information obtained from at least 10 other organizations and prosecutors described him as “prolific”, but he claimed he had worked for another hacker rather than being the scheme’s mastermind.Another Romanian national, 53-year-old Gavril Sandu, was recentlyextraditedto the United States for his role in a cybercrime scheme carried out 17 years ago.Related:Karakurt Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware GangRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Another Romanian national, 53-year-old Gavril Sandu, was recentlyextraditedto the United States for his role in a cybercrime scheme carried out 17 years ago.Related:Karakurt Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware GangRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Related:Karakurt Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware GangRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Related:Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware GangRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Related:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Related:Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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