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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

Early in his career (circa 2000) Shakhmametov was known as “ v1pee ” and was the founder of the Russian hacker group nerf[.]ru First appearing on Mazafaka in the early 2000s, Taleon was known on the forums as someone who could reliably move large amounts of physical cash.