
Hladyr’s prosecution is win for Justice Department officials looking to make a dent in the array of well-funded cybercriminal groups that target U.S. businesses from Eastern Europe. Yet despite his prosecution, and the arrest of other alleged FIN7 members, the group has continued to try to steal from businesses. In early 2020, the group used the U.S. Postal Service to send malware-laced USB sticks to multiple organizations.