Russian national extradited to US for alleged involvement in bank-account takeover scheme
US extradited Russian national Sergei Filimonov over a bank-account takeover scheme using spoofed bank domains that defrauded two banks of $6.3 million.
US authorities extradited 36-year-old Russian national Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov from the Republic of Georgia on charges including bank and wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. He and unnamed co-conspirators allegedly ran spoofed bank domains, bought sponsored links to lure victims, and harvested over 5,000 victim login credentials starting in November 2023, causing unauthorized transfers of about $5.58 million and $735,000 from two banks in 2024. The FBI previously identified at least 19 US victims linked to the credential-storage domain, with roughly $28 million in attempted losses including $14.6 million confirmed. Filimonov faces up to 175 years in prison, pleaded not guilty on September 4, and remains detained in the Northern District of Georgia.
- Extradited from Georgia on charges including bank and wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.
- Scheme used spoofed bank domains and sponsored search links to harvest over 5,000 credentials.
- Victims were tricked into providing extra details to bypass bank security controls.
- FBI tied the harvested-credential domain to 19 US victims; $28M attempted, $14.6M confirmed losses.
- Organizations
- U.S. Department of JusticeSergei Filimonov
- Countries
- United StatesRussiaGeorgia
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