Roman Seleznev, Computer Hacking, Washington 2014

A Russian hacker wanted in Seattle, Washington has been arrested in Guam.

Roman Seleznev, a Russian national, was indicted in the Western District of Washington for a computer hacking scheme that compromised the financial accounts of credit card customers.

The indictment details a bank fraud scheme in which Seleznev is charged with hacking into retail point of sale systems and installing malicious software on the systems to steal credit card numbers.

The indictment further alleges that Seleznev created and used infrastructure to further the theft and sales of credit card data, and used servers worldwide to facilitate the operation.

Seleznev appeared before the Honorable Joaquin V.E. Manibusan, Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court of Guam, on July 7, 2014 for his initial appearance, and was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending a further hearing set for July 22, 2014.

Alicia A.G. Limtiaco stated, “The United States Attorney’s Office for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands is committed to working with our law enforcement partners and community of United States Attorney’s Offices, to combat against cybercrime, data theft and financial crimes, and to hold offenders accountable and ensure that they are brought to justice.”

The charges contained in the indictment are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The defendant’s exact criminal charges are: Bank Fraud, Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer, Obtaining Information from a Protected Computer, Possession of Fifteen or More Unauthorized Access Devices, Trafficking in Unauthorized Access Devices, and Aggravated Identity Theft.

Seleznev was arrested on July 6, 2014 in Guam.

The current status of the defendant is in custody pending a further hearing set for July 22, 2014.

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