In the Kemerovo region, a hacker was sentenced to 16 years in prison for treason

In the Kemerovo region, a court sentenced Andrei Smirnov, a resident of Belovo, to 16 years in prison in a case of treason. This was announced on Wednesday, June 2, on the website of the regional prosecutor's office.

"The court found that in 2022, Smirnov, who shares a pro—Ukrainian position, while on the territory of Kuzbass, carried out computer attacks on the information resources of our country using malware," the department said.

They noted that due to the actions of the defendant, the websites of some companies were unavailable.

It clarifies that the attacker was found guilty under Article 275 of the Criminal Code ("High treason") and Part 1 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code ("Use of malicious computer programs"). Smirnov was sentenced to 16 years in prison to be served in a high-security penal colony and fined 100,000 rubles.

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