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Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

KrebsOnSecurity, January 24, 2023. The RSOCKS later outcome: Denis Emelyantsev, 36, a Russian national, pleaded guilty on Monday 23 January 2023 to two counts — damage to protected computers and conspiracy to damage protected computers — in a California federal court, facing a maximum of 20 years and with sentencing scheduled for 27 April 2023..

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News report
Published
January 24, 2023
Research grade
S2
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Publisher
KrebsOnSecurity
Published
January 24, 2023
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/administrator-of-rsocks-proxy-botnet-pleads-guilty/
What it supports
The RSOCKS later outcome: Denis Emelyantsev, 36, a Russian national, pleaded guilty on Monday 23 January 2023 to two counts — damage to protected computers and conspiracy to damage protected computers — in a California federal court, facing a maximum of 20 years and with sentencing scheduled for 27 April 2023.
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src_krebsonsecurity_rsocks_guilty_plea_2023

Research notes

  • Byline: Brian Krebs.
  • The plea date is 'Monday' relative to the 24 January 2023 publication date, i.e. 23 January 2023; the article itself does not print the plea date.

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