Russian Court Sentences 26 Flint24 Carding Group Members
Summary
A Russian military court sentenced 26 Flint24 members, including alleged leader Alexei “Flint” Stroganov, for organized-crime and stolen payment-card trafficking offenses. Investigators said the operation ran from 2014 to 2020 and sold dumps through about 90 stores.
Key points
- The court sentenced 26 defendants to prison terms of up to 15 years and imposed fines of up to $57,000.
- The defendants were convicted of forming an organized criminal group and illegally trafficking payment card data.
- Investigators said the operation ran from 2014 to March 2020 and distributed stolen card data through roughly 90 online stores.
- An undercover FSB purchase reportedly obtained card details and CVV/CVC codes that could enable fraudulent online payments.
- Coordinated raids across 11 Russian regions in March 2020 led to most arrests; investigators seized about $432,000 in cash.
- Stroganov pleaded not guilty in the Russian case and faces separate U.S. charges, which prosecutors allege involved a card-data theft conspiracy.
Article Details
- Event Type
- A Russian military court sentenced 26 members of the Flint24 carding group for forming an organized criminal group and trafficking stolen payment card data.
- Impact
- Defendants received prison terms of up to 15 years and fines of up to $57,000. The group sold stolen card data used for fraudulent withdrawals and online purchases; investigators said victims’ data came from Russia, other post-Soviet countries, the European Union, and the United States. March 2020 raids resulted in the seizure of about $432,000 in cash. U.S. prosecutors separately allege that Alexei Stroganov participated in a payment-card fraud conspiracy that caused financial-institution losses exceeding $35 million.
Threat Actors
Alexei StroganovThe alleged leader of Flint24, convicted in the latest case for payment-card data trafficking. U.S. prosecutors separately alleged that he participated in a payment-card fraud conspiracy.Artur LyashenkoThe article identifies him as the leader of an earlier carding group that produced counterfeit payment cards; Stroganov was convicted for participating in that group.FlintAlias of Alexei Stroganov, whom the article identifies as the alleged leader of Flint24 and a defendant convicted in the latest case.Flint24The carding group whose 26 members were convicted of forming an organized criminal group and trafficking stolen payment card data.I. N. VoroshilovA member of Flint24 who was sentenced in the case involving trafficking stolen payment card data.