The world's hottest 'hackers' go to court

A Russian schoolgirl was given the nickname ' the world's hottest hacker ' after participating in an online scam to steal $ 35 million.

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Kristina Svechinskaya is a New York University student.

Kristina Svechinskaya, 21, was arrested in New York this month for being involved in a fraudulent attempt to use computer viruses to take away large sums of money from US bank accounts.

The young girl was one of 37 people accused in a fraudulent line in which hackers used Zeus Trojan computer software to break into people's computers.

Later, hackers secretly controlled the victim's computer operations, stole bank accounts and passwords to steal money. The stolen money is transferred to hundreds of fake bank accounts because it is registered in the US.

Svechinskaya is one of many people who helped open fake bank accounts in exchange for a 10% commission of the stolen money.

Svechinskaya is said to have opened at least five bank accounts in her name and her aliases like Anastasia Opokina and Svetlana Makarova, of which $ 35,000 in stolen money has been transferred.

Russian beauties are facing 40 years of imprisonment on charges of bank fraud and fake passports.

Svechinskaya is said to be among the students from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus recruited for fraudulent lines through advertisements in newspapers and social networks.

US prosecutor Preet Bharara, Manhattan said: ' The digital age that brings us to create many benefits is also full of challenges for financial institutions and supervisors '.

The arrest shows that ' high-tech, high-tech bank robberies do not need guns, face masks or vehicles to escape. High-tech criminals only need computers and sophistication. Everything can be done in a flash, with just one click. '