http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167142.html By Michael Bartlett, Newsbytes SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 21 Jun 2001, 3:01 PM CST A Russian computer hacker already awaiting trial in two states on allegations of computer intrusion and fraud was indicted by a federal grand jury on 15 additional counts relating to computer crimes allegedly committed in California. Alexey V. Ivanov, of Chelyabinsk, Russia, was named in an indictment charging him with eight counts of wire fraud, two counts of extortion, four counts of unauthorized computer intrusions and one count of possessing usernames and passwords for an online bank. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Ivanov is in federal custody in Rhode Island awaiting trial on charges of computer intrusion and fraud in Seattle and Connecticut. Ivanov and his partner, Vasili Gorchkov, were arrested in Seattle after the FBI set up an undercover company. Authorities said Ivanov and others hacked into CTS Network Services, a San Diego, Calif.-based Internet service provider. Ivanov allegedly used a stolen credit card to open an account with CTS, and then hacked the company's computers to attack e-commerce companies. Ivanov's targets included NaraBank in Los Angeles and two credit card processing companies, Sterling Microsystems of Anaheim, Calif., and Transmark of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., the indictment alleged. Ivanov stole credit card and bank account numbers and then used them in fraud schemes, the indictment said. In addition, Ivanov allegedly attempted to extort money from Sterling Microsystems by asking the company to pay for "security services." If convicted on all 15 counts in the indictment, Ivanov faces a maximum possible penalty of 90 years in federal prison. ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private
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