Kristina Svechinskaya
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Kristina Vladimirovna Svechinskaya | |
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| Born | February 16, 1989 |
| Occupation | money mule |
Kristina Vladimirovna Svechinskaya (Russian: Кристина Владимировна Свечинская, born February 16, 1989) is a former Russian money mule hacker. While studying at New York University, in 2010 she was accused of a plot to defraud British and U.S. banks and usage of false passports. According to charges, Svechinskaya used a Zeus Trojan horse to attack thousands of bank accounts and opened at least five accounts in Bank of America and Wachovia,[1] which received $35,000 (£22,000) of stolen money. It is estimated that with nine other people, Svechinskaya had skimmed $3 million in total.[2] Svechinskaya was dubbed by the media "the world's sexiest computer hacker" for her raunchy but casual appearance and was compared to Anna Chapman.[3] The upcoming Russian film Botnet is partially based on Svechinskaya's story.[4]
