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Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison

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Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-07-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Matt Burgess

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Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, known as "Tank," pleaded guilty to leading the Jabber Zeus cybercrime group that used Zeus banking malware to infect systems, steal bank credentials, and siphon tens of millions via money mules; he was arrested in Switzerland, extradited to the U.S., sentenced to two concurrent nine-year terms, and ordered to pay over $73 million in restitution and forfeiture.

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