Cybersecurity
Mastermind in JPMorgan Hack Left US for Israel, His Father Says
- Gery Shalon pleaded guilty to running huge financial data hack
- Georgian TV interview provides glimpse of sealed proceedings
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Gery Shalon, the mastermind of sweeping hacks on the US financial system early last decade, returned to Israel after being allowed to leave US custody two years ago, his father said in an interview broadcast in the Republic of Georgia.
Shalon was extradited from Israel in 2015 and accused of running what then-US Attorney General Loretta Lynch called “one of the largest thefts of financial-related data in history.” He faced 23 counts and potentially decades in prison, accused of running a scheme that pilfered client information from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other companies. He also was accused of running online gambling, stock manipulation and money-laundering operations globally.