According to the documents presented in court, Didenko’s overseas clients received hundreds of thousands of dollars for their work at 40 US companies.On May 16, 2024, the Upworksell.com domain was seized, and Didenko wasarrestedin Poland. He was extradited to the US on December 31, 2024.In November 2025, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and agreed to forfeit more than $1.4 million.Didenko was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $46,000 in restitution.Related:Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State NetworkRelated:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
On May 16, 2024, the Upworksell.com domain was seized, and Didenko wasarrestedin Poland. He was extradited to the US on December 31, 2024.In November 2025, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and agreed to forfeit more than $1.4 million.Didenko was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $46,000 in restitution.Related:Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State NetworkRelated:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
In November 2025, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and agreed to forfeit more than $1.4 million.Didenko was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $46,000 in restitution.Related:Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State NetworkRelated:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Didenko was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $46,000 in restitution.Related:Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State NetworkRelated:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Related:Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State NetworkRelated:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Related:5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT WorkersRelated:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Related:North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT WorkersRelated:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Related:Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights
Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek.
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