Research: Prolific cybercriminal tessa88 is Russian national

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https://www.cyberscoop.com/tessa88-maksim-donakov-recorded-future-linkedin-yevgeniy-nikulin/

By Greg Otto
CYBERSCOOP
Nov 20, 2018

The identity of a notorious figure in the hacker underworld has possibly 
come to light, due to new research from threat intelligence firm Recorded 
Future.

In a blog post published Tuesday, the company's Insikt Group points to 
evidence that unmasks "tessa88," a prolific data broker who sold access to 
information stolen in high-profile breaches. The company claims that 
tessa88 is tied to Russian national Maksim Donakov.

Operating from February to May 2016, mostly on the dark web, tessa88 sold 
access to stolen databases, including LinkedIn, VKontakte, Facebook, 
MySpace, and Twitter, according to the research.

Andrei Barysevich, Recorded Future's director of advanced collection, told 
CyberScoop that while tessa88 was a was a constant on many dark web 
forums, the holder of that alias was purely a broker and there is no 
reason to believe that person carried out the hacks.

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