Gery Shalon
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Gery Shalon, the Georgian-Israeli son of Georgian politician Shota Shalelashvili, was indicted by a US grand jury in 2015 for what was described at the time as “one of the biggest cybercrimes in history.” [1]
Shalon is a key player in a case dating back to August 2014, when the computers of J.P. Morgan, a major US bank, were hacked and personal details were stolen.[2]
The 2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach was a cyberattack against American bank JPMorgan Chase that is believed to have compromised data associated with over 83 million accounts—76 million households (approximately two out of three households in the country) and 7 million small businesses.[3] The data breach is considered one of the most serious intrusions into an American corporation's information system and one of the largest data breaches in history.[4][5]
After being arrested in his native Israel and extradited to the US, the notorious mastermind behind the JPMorgan hack became what law enforcement calls a "proactive cooperator."[6]
New evidence suggests that while Shalon was working with the FBI, he built a massive new fraud empire in Europe.[7]
The company, Tradologic, which Shalon was found to be running covertly, provided technological infrastructure for fraudulent activity and finance them.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Israeli behind massive JPMorgan hack has moved to country, his father says". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israeli Media: JPMorgan Hack Perpetrator to Pay $403 Million to US Authorities". Finance Magnates. May 22, 2017.
- ^ Siegel Bernard, Tara (3 October 2014). "Ways to Protect Yourself After the JPMorgan Hacking". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "JPMorgan hack exposed data of 83 million, among biggest breaches in history". Reuters. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Rushe, Dominic (2 October 2014). "JP Morgan Chase reveals massive data breach affecting 76m households". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Davies, Mark Daniel (June 27, 2024). "Hacking Mastermind Accused of Scamming Again After FBI Takedown". Bloomberg.
- ^ Weinglass, Simona; Riley, Michael; Leopold, Jason (June 26, 2024). "The FBI's Star Cooperator May Have Been Running New Scams All Along". Bloomberg.
- ^ Kahan, Rephael (June 29, 2024). "While working for FBI Israeli builds online criminal syndicate". ynetnews.com.
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