xDedic's admins employed a sophisticated system to conceal the identities of buyers and sellers
Apple is the main beneficiary of Google's largesse
RaidForums admin and two of his collaborators were arrested last year as part of Operation TOURNIQUET
But Sullivan's lawyers say the company made him a scapegoat
The breach dates back to early 2020
RaidForums, a popular marketplace where cybercriminals would buy and sell stolen data, has been shut down and its infrastructure seized in a major cross-border law enforcement operation.
Four Russian agents have been charged in the United States with hacking into hundreds of companies in the energy sector throughout the world, including a nuclear power plant in Kansas.
The notorious cyber gang has targeted thousands of businesses including restaurants, retailers and gambling firms since emerging in 2014
Google advertising rivals are concerned that Google will continue to gather user data for itself via loopholes while they would lose the data-gathering tool
The malware was used to target a petrochemical facility in the Saudi Arabia in 2017