Criminal
Jul. 13, 2020
Jury gets case of Russian accused of hacking tech companies
The defendant is accused of breaching the databases of Linkedin, Dropbox and Formspring to steal and sell the login credentials of more than 100 million user accounts.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Russian national was found guilty Friday of hacking Linkedin, Dropbox and Formspring in 2012 to steal and sell the login credentials of more than 100 million user accounts.
Yevginy Nikulin was convicted on all nine counts charged by prosecutors of computer intrusion, causing damage to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, trafficking and conspiracy.
The jury in the fir...
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