DEFENDANT RECORD
Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin
sentenced
Aliases: chinik, itBlackHat
Perpetrator of LinkedIn and Dropbox data thefts. Sentenced to 88 months in federal prison.
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
88 mo
7 years, 4 months (88 months)
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
- Legal Disposition: sentenced.
- Nationality: Russian Federation.
- Total Imprisonment: 7 years, 4 months (88 months).
- Court Restitution: None ordered.
Prosecution Matters & Evidentiary Summary
Docket 3:16-cr-00440 · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. v. Yevgeniy Nikulin (LinkedIn & Dropbox Breaches)
sentenced 2016-10-05
Russian national who hacked into the corporate networks of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring, stealing login credentials of over 100 million users and selling the stolen database dumps on darknet forums.
Target Sector: Internet Services, Social Media, Cloud Storage · Loss: $15.0 million
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