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Computer Fraud
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A 28-year-old computer hacker in St. Petersburg, Russia, allegedly broke into Citicorp and transferred over 12 million dollars from corporate accounts worldwide to his own account, of which $400,000 was withdrawn in cash before he was caught by Citicorp and the FBI.
28 years · hacker agemore than 12 million dollars · transferred amount400000 dollars · withdrawn amount
Timothy O'Brien, staff writer at the Wall Street Journal
Daniel talks to Timothy O'Brien, staff writer at the Wall Street Journal about a recent article covering a computer break-in at Citicorp, one of the largest banks in the country. A 28 year old computer hacker in St. Petersburg, Russia, allegedly broke into Citicorps and transfered over 12 million dollars from corporate accounts all over the world to his own account, $400,000 of which he was able to withdraw in cash before getting caught by Citicorps and the FBI.
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