Dubnikov Denis

Dubnikov Denis

Biography

2022: Extradition to the United States and a charge of laundering money earned from cyber attacks

On August 17, 2022, it became known about the extradition of Denis Dubnikov from Holland to the United States. The Russian is accused of laundering money earned through cyber attacks.

According to the press service of the US Department of Justice, Dubnikov is suspected of participating in a scheme to launder funds for grouping hackers under the name Ryuk. According to the prosecution, the Russian in July 2019 laundered about $400 thousand obtained as a result of hacker attacks using ransomware viruses. At the same time, attacks were carried out both in the United States and outside this country. If Dubnikov is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

TASS reports that the Russian's lawyer Arkady Bukh previously stated that Dubnikov was denied entry to Mexico in early November 2021, from where he went to Amsterdam, where he was detained, which, "in fact, was a seizure." According to Bukh, the documents for the detention were probably prepared during the flight of the Russian from Mexico to the Netherlands. The lawyer noted that Dubnikov's defense intends to insist that "he did not know where the money came from, and acted in full compliance with Russian laws." According to the lawyer, the Netherlands was chosen due to the fact that this country "has almost 100% statistics on extradition to the United States."

Denis Dubnikov faces 20 years in prison in a US federal prison, three years of parole and a fine of $500,000, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. The start of a five-day jury trial is scheduled for October 4, 2022. The Maltnomah County Detention Center in Oregon told RIA Novosti that Dubnikov was denied the opportunity to be released on bail. The Russian did not admit his guilt.^[1]

2023: Sentencing in money-laundering case made from cyber attacks

Accused of money laundering through cybercriminals Russian Denis Dubnikov Court Portland (Oregon) sentenced to the already served term of imprisonment and a fine of $10 thousand. This was reported on April 12, 2023 by RIA Novosti with reference to court documents.

Dubnikov was also ordered to comply with special supervision conditions. In particular, to report to the police, take drug tests and voluntarily provide images of their DNA if requested by the American authorities. Earlier, Dubnikov, as part of a deal with the investigation, pleaded guilty to this count. The Maltnomah County Detention Center in Oregon told RIA Novosti that Dubnikov was denied the opportunity to go on bail.

Denis Dubnikov

The co-founder of the Coyotes crypto exchange group was detained on charges of laundering $400,000 in cryptocurrency in the interests of cybercriminals. According to the investigation, together with accomplices (their names have not been made public) Dubnikov laundered the income received from hacking IT systems by ransomware viruses of American and other companies for three years (from August 2018 to August 2021). These attacks used the Ryuk malware, which encrypts files on computers and tries to delete subsequent system backups.

Denis Dubnikov was extradited from Holland to the United States, where he faced 20 years in prison. After his extradition, Dubnikov was released from custody pending sentencing. At the same time, he had to not commit offenses, not travel outside the four districts of Oregon, and also appear at all court hearings in the case. Dubnikov was also obliged to report on the change of place of stay and telephone number, to hand over passports and other documents necessary for traveling abroad to the authorities.^[2]

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