Top 10 Russian Carders of All Time

[Lincoln]

1. Roman Seleznev: Known as “Track2,” Seleznev is one of the most notorious Russian carders in history. He was responsible for hacking into numerous businesses' systems and stealing credit card information, which he then sold on the dark web. Seleznev was ultimately caught in 2014 and sentenced to 27 years in prison. His downfall came when he failed to properly cover his tracks, allowing law enforcement to trace his actions back to him.
2. Vladimir Drinkman: Drinkman, also known as “Aqua,” was part of a cybercrime ring that targeted major corporations and financial institutions, stealing millions of dollars in the process. He was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Drinkman made the mistake of using his real name in some of his online communications, which ultimately led to his capture.
3. Timur Batyro: Batyro was a skilled carder who targeted online retailers and exploited vulnerabilities in their payment systems to steal credit card information. He was eventually arrested in 2016 and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Batyro's downfall came when he used a compromised server to conduct his carding activities, which allowed law enforcement to track his movements.
4. Aleksandr Panin: Panin, also known as “Gribodemon,” was the mastermind behind the infamous Zeus banking Trojan, which infected millions of computers worldwide and stole sensitive financial data. He was arrested in 2015 and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Panin's opsec mistake was allowing his personal information to be exposed in online forums, which eventually led to his capture.
5. Alexey Ivanov: Ivanov, also known as “Jonni,” was involved in a massive credit card fraud scheme that targeted hundreds of businesses and financial institutions. He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 6 years in prison. Ivanov's downfall came when he used his own email address to communicate with other members of the criminal organization, leaving a trail that law enforcement was able to follow.
6. Evgeniy Bogachev: Bogachev, also known as “lucky12345,” was responsible for creating the GameOver Zeus botnet, which infected over a million computers and stole millions of dollars in financial information. He remains at large to this day, despite being indicted by the United States government. Bogachev's opsec mistake was using aliases that were easily traced back to him, allowing law enforcement to identify him as the mastermind behind the operation.
7. Artem Vaulin: Vaulin, also known as “tirm,” was the founder of the popular torrent site KickassTorrents, which was used to distribute pirated content and generate millions of dollars in revenue. He was arrested in 2016 and faced extradition to the United States. Vaulin's mistake was using his real email address to register domain names and conduct business for the site, ultimately leading to his arrest.
8. Dmitry Fedotov: Fedotov, also known as “Dark Dante,” was involved in a large-scale credit card fraud scheme that targeted victims in multiple countries. He was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Fedotov's opsec mistake was using compromised servers to conduct his illegal activities, allowing law enforcement to track his movements and gather evidence against him.
9. CRDPRO - Admin of the biggest carding forum of all time.

 

[Fixxx]

At first I thought: why Pavlovich was missing from the list?
But yet - he is belarusian... And the famous ≠ the biggest...

So to hell with him. He already has enough attention now.
The main thing is that our glorious admin is not forgotten!