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  1. International Effort Defeats Major Hacking RingRead the original story

    32 min ago | Media Newswire

    VIKTOR PLESHCHUK, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; SERGEI TSURIKOV, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; and OLEG COVELIN, 28, of Chişinău, Moldova, along with an unidentified individual, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, computer fraud, and ...

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    Related Topix: Estonia, Estonia, World News, Tallinn, Estonia, Prison, 9

  2. Estonia to propose its president as candidate for EU presidentRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Interfax

    Estonia has put forward its president Toomas Hendrik Ilves as a candidate for the future office of president of the European Union, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said on Wednesday.

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  3. Four Indicted In $9 Million RBS WorldPay HackRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | InformationWeek

    ... from ATMs around the globe. A federal grand jury returned indictments against Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a person identified only as "Hacker ...

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    Related Topix: 9, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Estonia, Estonia, World News, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe, Moldova, Prison

  4. U.S.: ATM hacking scheme very sophisticatedRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | AZCentral.com

    ... $9.4 million from 2,100 ATMs in 280 cities worldwide. Withdrawals took place in cities in the US, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, and Canada. Once the transactions were complete, the hackers tried to destroy data stored on the ...

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  5. Leaders challenged to improve Estonian and Russian understanding...Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | The Baltic Times

    On Nov. 6, the conference a History and culture, united or separateda took place in the conference hall of the National Library in Tallinn, where many well-known scientists, public figures, economists, politicians and journalists took part in the discussions.

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  6. Feds bust ATM hacking ring accused of stealing $9MRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Daily Citizen

    Federal authorities say they've cracked an international computer hacking ring that stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

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  7. U.S. Busts ATM Hacking Ring Accused of Stealing $9MRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | Data Storage Today

    ... stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova. The acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said Tuesday that the ring hacked into payroll debit ...

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    Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology

  8. DoJ Busts Up Eastern European Hacking RingRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Internetnews.com

    ... pilfered more than $9 million from an Atlanta-based credit card processing company. Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia, Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia, Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova and a person known only as "Hacker ...

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  9. US Court issues charges in absentia to hackers from Estonia, Moldova, RussiaRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Tass

    Federal Circuit Court in Atlanta, GA, has issued charges in absentia to eight computer hackers from Estonia, Moldova and Russia who, according to U.S. investigators, proved able to steal more than $ 9 million with the aid of bankcards over a period of just twelve hours.

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  10. PechoryRead the original story

    Yesterday | TrekEarth

    ... 1919. On the grounds of the Tartu Peace Treaty, Pechory and the territory around it, called Setomaa, were given to Estonia. During the inter-war years, Petseri, as it was called at that time, was the centre of Petserimaa (Petseri County), one of the ...

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  11. Alleged International Hacking Ring Caught in $9 Million FraudRead the original story

    Yesterday | Donna's SecurityFlash

    Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a person known only as "Hacker 3;" have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Ga., on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the Atlanta-based credit card processing company RBS WorldPay, ...

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  12. Season review: EstoniaRead the original story

    Yesterday | Uefa.com

    In the year that Estonia celebrated 100 years of football in the Baltic nation, FC Levadia Tallinn claimed a fourth successive Meistriliiga title, and coach Igor Prins said there was even more to come from his side.

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  13. Debit Card Hacking RingRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | WSB-AM Atlanta

    Federal authorities say they've cracked an international computer hacking ring that stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

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    Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Estonia, Estonia, World News, Tallinn, Estonia

  14. ATM hacking ring garnered millionsRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Globe and Mail

    ... acting U.S. Attorney for northern Georgia. She added that the case involved police agencies in the Netherlands, Estonia and Hong Kong. So far, seven people have been arrested or charged, and authorities are still trying to find at least one more ...

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  15. News from across the nation and from around the worldRead the original story

    Yesterday | Erie Times-News

    ... stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova. The acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said Tuesday that the ring hacked into payroll debit ...

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    Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Georgia, Home, Mortgage

  16. Eight charged in elaborate theft of debt card dataRead the original story

    Tuesday | USAToday.com

    ... and organized computer fraud attack ever conducted." She credited "unprecedented cooperation" between the U.S. and Estonia for cracking the case. Yet the theft is just the latest example of how enterprising cybercriminals have become at stealing ...

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  17. Eastern Europeans charged in payment processor hackRead the original story

    Yesterday | Let's be smart

    ... to withdraw money from more than 2,100 ATMs in at least 280 cities, including in North America, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Italy, Hong Kong and Japan, in less than 12 hours. "This investigation has broken the back of one of the most sophisticated ...

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    Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, 9

  18. Eight charged in $9.5m payment processor hackRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Register

    ... bank card processor RBS WorldPay and stealing more than $9m in 12 hours. The men - from Russia, Moldova and Estonia - are accused of gaining access to the RBS computer network and retrieving payment card data as they were being processed. After ...

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    Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Europe, World News, Moldova, Federal Prisons, Prison, Estonia, Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

  19. 4 Hackers Indicted in $9.5 Million Bank Card AttackRead the original story

    Yesterday | Privacy Digest

    ... steal $9.5 million in cash from ATM machines around the world in a span of hours. Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a fourth person identified only ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Estonia, Estonia, World News, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe, Moldova, Prison, Social Security, Personal Finance

  20. Feds Charge Eight In $9 Million RBS Debit Card HackRead the original story

    Yesterday | CRN

    ... according to the 16-count indictment filed Tuesday in Atlanta. The alleged hackers, originating from Russia, Estonia and Moldova, were able to bypass encryption technologies used to protect customer data on RBS payroll debit cards as they were being ...

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