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The Verkh-Isetsky Court sentenced Artem Margaritov to two years of community service for stealing personal information used to apply for loans from microfinance organizations.
He also received a fine of 600,000 rubles, the court added.
Case materials indicate that Margaritov illegally accessed users' personal accounts and copied personal information from them. He then used the information to apply for microloans, pocketing the money.
Investigators charged the perpetrator with six counts of unauthorized access to computer information—in each case, he copied, modified, or blocked the data. He was also charged with fraud. In 2025, the defendant was twice convicted of similar offenses, the court recalled.
He was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 272 of the Russian Criminal Code (unauthorized access to computer information). He was released from the fraud charge due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
He also received a fine of 600,000 rubles, the court added.
Case materials indicate that Margaritov illegally accessed users' personal accounts and copied personal information from them. He then used the information to apply for microloans, pocketing the money.
Investigators charged the perpetrator with six counts of unauthorized access to computer information—in each case, he copied, modified, or blocked the data. He was also charged with fraud. In 2025, the defendant was twice convicted of similar offenses, the court recalled.
He was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 272 of the Russian Criminal Code (unauthorized access to computer information). He was released from the fraud charge due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.