Dariy Pankov Extradited To The US For Prolific Hacking Tool

Dariy Pankov

A Russian Man named Dariy Pankov at the age of 28 was accused with charges of developing along with selling a tool for hacking he developed to obtain login information from thousands of computer systems around the globe. The man was detained in Georgia and later extradited to the Department of Justice in the United States on Wednesday.

Tool Developed By Russian Convict Dariy Pankov Led To Thousands Of Security Breach Around The Globe

Pankov is being accused under the charges of advertising access for over 35,000 software computers and in its course earning more than $350,000 on illicit sales. This enabled cybercriminals worldwide to demean ransomware attacks, tax fraud, and many other cyber crimes, as reported by the prosecutor.

This arrest acts as one of the latest moves of the United States law enforcement agency which has been working towards nabbing accused cybercriminals from Russia that venture outside the country. Current US President Biden urged Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, back in 2021 to rein into the matter of criminal hackers. However, Russia’s invasion going full-scale over Ukraine almost a year-long ago sources some hopes for bilateral cooperation regarding the issue.

The convict Dariy Pankov upon his arrest last October in Georgia which covers the borders of country Russia, made his first initial appearance at Tampa federal court this Tuesday, told in his statement by a US attorney from Florida Middle District. 

Igor Litvak, the attorney presenting Pankov reported to CNN that his client is vouching for innocence and pleading not guilty over the court session. Dariy Pakov is dispatched to Pinellas County Jail which resides on the outskirts of Tampa, there he was made a booking over Monday by Sergeant Amanda Sinni, this statement was confirmed by a spokesperson at Pinellas County’s Sheriff’s Office. 

The infamous hacking tool Dariy Pankov created was named ‘NLBrute’, it used a simple technique to crack through the passwords by guessing combinations which let the perpetrator breach the security with ease.