Shaburov Valery

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2024: Sentence - 3 years in prison for computer hacking

The Rostov Regional Court in June 2024 upheld the verdict of Valery Shaburov, a former engineer of the military-industrial complex (MIC) enterprise, who was sentenced to 3 years in prison for unlawful impact on the critical information infrastructure of Russia. According to the FSB Department for the Rostov Region, Shaburov turned off the means of protecting computer information at his enterprise, planning to copy and change the data on the production process.

The Kamensky District Court found the engineer guilty under Part 4 of Article 274.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Unlawful impact on the critical information infrastructure of Russia") and sentenced him to 3 years in a general regime colony with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to access to the CII for a period of 2 years.

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The acts provided for in part one, two or three of Article 274.1, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or an organized group, or by a person using his official position, are punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation says.

The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) noted that critical information infrastructure includes automated production process management systems at significant facilities, information and telecommunication networks, public administration systems, defense capability and law enforcement. In early May 2024, FSTEC approved the methodology for assessing the security of such facilities, which is prescribed to be carried out at least once every six months.

The service noted that the initial data for assessing security are internal reports on inspections, the results of IP inventory and surveys of employees on their functions related to information systems and information security.^[1]