His alleged accomplices — three Russian nationals named Dmitry Dokuchaev, 33, Igor Sushchin, 43, and Alexsey Belan, 29 — remain fugitives and are believed to be in Russia. (U.S. Attorney's Office)Prosecutors said the hackers used several methods to break into accounts and conceal their steps. They leased servers in numerous countries, used virtual private networks and created accounts using false information, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Prosecutors say Baratov was directed by Dokuchaev to hack at least 80 email accounts, including 50 Google accounts, of people of interest to the Russian government agency. The indictment alleged that Baratov sent Dokuchaev at least eight Gmail passwords, and that over the course of a year, Dokuchaev paid Baratov at least $1,000.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017 06:56 UTC