Jack Rhysider AUTHORED Darknet Diaries
Jack says the show is made by him, identifying him as its creator.
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“This show is made by me, the Karate Skid, Jack Rhysider”
Episode
01 October 2018 Official episode · Official transcript
cybercrime
The episode describes Vladimir Levin’s 1994 unauthorized Citibank money transfers through Sprintnet, the ensuing FBI investigation, and the case’s significance as an early online bank robbery.
Topics: X.25 packet-switched networking, Sprintnet/Telenet access, Citibank cash-management systems, Cleartext credential exposure, Credential reuse across network nodes, Network reconnaissance and mapping, Fraudulent electronic bank transfers, Transaction monitoring and alerting, International cybercrime investigation, Digital forensics
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Jack Rhysider AUTHORED Darknet Diaries
Jack says the show is made by him, identifying him as its creator.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 23 Details
“This show is made by me, the Karate Skid, Jack Rhysider”
Sprintnet, formerly Telenet, used the X.25 protocol to communicate between systems.
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“It used what’s known as the X.25 protocol to communicate between two systems.”
Citibank used Sprintnet to communicate among its offices and with other connected banks.
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“Citibank used Sprintnet to communicate between their major offices and other banks that were connected to it.”
Phrack issue 42 listed known Sprintnet numbers and connection details.
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“issue 42 of Phrack was released and in this issue there was a massive listing of all known Sprintnet numbers”
Phrack published the online locations of 363 Citibank computers.
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“This issue of Phrack told you the online location of 363 different Citibank computers.”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Citibank
The first online bank robbery involved fraudulent transfers from Citibank systems.
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“the first online bank robbery”
“Vladimir logged into the Citibank cash management system”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Vladimir Levin
The incident involved Vladimir Levin as the principal hacker who conducted the fraudulent transfer attempts.
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“Vladimir Levin attempted forty fraudulent money transfers totalling ten million dollars.”
online bank robbery ATTRIBUTED_TO Vladimir Levin
The episode attributes the online bank robbery to Vladimir Levin; he later pled guilty and admitted to the conduct.
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“he pled guilty and explained and admitted to everything”
online bank robbery INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA Sprintnet
The fraudulent activity initially reached Citibank through dial-up access to Sprintnet.
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“He dialed into Sprintnet. He logged into the Citibank cash management system”
online bank robbery COMPROMISES Citibank cash management system
Vladimir gained access to and used Citibank’s cash management system to initiate transfers.
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“Vladimir logged into the Citibank cash management system and confirmed he could type commands in it.”
Vladimir Levin USES Sprintnet
Vladimir used Sprintnet to connect to the Citibank computer and issue transfer commands.
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“Vladimir went to work, fired up his computer, dialed into Sprintnet, logged into the Citibank computer”
Vladimir Levin USES Citibank cash management system
Vladimir used the Citibank cash management system to transfer money to foreign accounts.
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“typed in the commands to transfer some money to Finland and hit Enter”
Buckazoid ASSOCIATED_WITH Vladimir Levin
According to a story Jack says may not be true, Buckazoid told Vladimir Levin about the Citibank access and transfer method, and Vladimir paid him for the information.
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“The story of Buckazoid and his hacker friend in St. Petersburg may not be true.”
“he told another computer guy in St. Petersburg named Vladimir Levin what he found”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Tambov gang
The incident involved members of the Tambov gang, who agreed to finance travel, bank accounts, and collection of transferred funds.
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“The Tambov gang agreed to this plan and would finance the people to fly to foreign countries, set up bank accounts there, and collect the money”
online bank robbery INVOLVES FBI
The FBI investigated the fraudulent Citibank transfers and pursued the participants.
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“Citibank quickly called the FBI.”
“I was a case agent on the Vladimir Levin case.”
Steve Garfinkel MEMBER_OF FBI
Steve Garfinkel says he was an FBI agent for twenty-one years and worked as the case agent on the Levin case.
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“I’m a retired FBI agent. I spent twenty-one years in the FBI”
Steve Garfinkel USES digital forensics
Steve participated in forensic examination of computers seized in the investigation and says digital forensics became part of crime investigations.
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“I went over there with a guy who was an FBI agent who was a forensic examiner.”
“Every crime now digital forensics are involved.”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Aleksey Loshmanov
The incident involved Aleksey Loshmanov, who was arrested in Israel while connected to a planned transfer.
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“The Israeli cops arrested a guy by the name of Aleksey Loshmanov.”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Yevgeny Korolkov
The incident involved Yevgeny Korolkov, who opened bank accounts and later cooperated with the FBI.
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“This time a guy named Yevgeny Korolkov would travel with his wife to San Francisco and open up numerous bank accounts there.”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Katarina
The incident involved Katarina, who was left in San Francisco to withdraw transferred funds and was arrested by the FBI.
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“When she came back the following day FBI San Francisco office was waiting for her and arrested her.”
online bank robbery INVOLVES Anatoly Lysenkov
The incident involved a man identified at the time as Anatoly Lysenkov, who was arrested in Holland while attempting to collect transferred money.
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“The Dutch police arrested a Anatoly Lysenkov, the guy who was arrested in Holland picking up money.”
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