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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