Экс-инженер Digital River получил условный срок за незаконный майнинг

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2025-04-21Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-10-22

Окружной судья Миннесоты Джерри Блэквелл (Jerry Blackwell) приговорил бывшего инженера компании Digital River Джошуа Пола Армбруста (Joshua Paul Armbrust) к трем годам условно за незаконный майнинг эфира с использованием облачных серверов своего работодателя.

Прокуратура округа Миннесота сообщила, что в апреле 45-летний Армбруст признал себя виновным в совершении компьютерного мошенничества. В феврале 2020 года обвиняемый уволился из компании Digital River, работающей в сфере электронной коммерции, однако с декабря 2020 года по май 2021 года он продолжал иметь доступ к учетной записи Amazon Web Services. Амбруст управлял программой, которая скрытым образом добывала криптовалюту, без разрешения компании. В результате этих махинаций, Армбруст добыл эфиры на сумму более $5800, которые затем конвертировал для личного использования, тогда как убытки Digital River составили около $45 270.

Адвокат Уильям Дж. Мози (William J. Mauzy), защищающий интересы Амбруста, заявил, что его клиент совершил эти действия из-за крайней финансовой нужды и серьезных эмоциональных переживаний. В то время он ухаживал за своей больной матерью, которая впоследствии скончалась. Армбруст не был хакером со злыми намерениями — он совершил правонарушение от отчаяния и безысходности, не пытаясь скрыть свои действия и полностью взял на себя ответственность за убытки компании, настаивает защита.

Однако прокуратура заявила, что действия Армбруста оказались не «кратковременной ошибкой», а преднамеренным нецелевым использованием вычислительных ресурсов компании в личных целях. Это привело к реальным финансовым убыткам компании и в дальнейшем нарушило ее деятельность. В январе Digital River подала заявление о банкротстве своих немецких дочерних компаний, а позднее закрыла штаб-квартиру в Миннесоте, приостановив оказание большинства своих услуг.

Армбруст майнил альткоин в то время, когда блокчейн Эфириума еще использовал алгоритм консенсуса Proof-of-Work (PoW), требовавший большого объема электроэнергии и вычислительных мощностей. В сентябре 2022 года Эфириум перешел на новый и более экологичный метод консенсуса — Proof-of-Stake (PoS).

В прошлом году окружной суд штата Джорджия приговорил другого американца к 32 месяцам тюрьмы, трем годам условного заключения и штрафу в $1,1 млн за мошенничество с компьютерами для майнинга.

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