The media are reporting on the detention of a Russian national, Pavel Kublitsky, who is accused of running a darknet forum for credit card theft.
According to Ulysmedia.kz, another administrator of the forum is a citizen of Kazakhstan, Alexander Khodyrev. However, his detention has not been reported.
"Around 170,000 users were registered on the forum. It was possible to buy guides on how to steal money from bank accounts, purchase goods using stolen credit card data, and carry out DDoS and spam attacks," the report states.
It has become known that Kublitsky and Khodyrev arrived in the United States at the end of 2022 and applied for political asylum.
"Kublitsky opened a bank account and deposited $50,000 into it, and also rented a 'prestigious apartment' in Miami, in the Sunny Isles Beach area, which has a large Russian diaspora. Khodyrev, on the other hand, bought a Chevrolet Corvette sports car for $110,000 in cash," the report says.
At the same time, it is reported that Pavel Kublitsky was one of the leaders of Sergei Mavrodi's financial pyramid, "MMM-2011".