Deniss Čalovskis
Deniss Čalovskis at the 2018 data security forum "Digitala era"
Born1985
Riga, Latvia
Other namesHacker of Imanta[1]

Deniss Čalovskis (born 1985 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian computer hacker. He is the creator of the Gozi virus. Calovskis is a certified Data Protection Officer (DPO).[2]

Hacker

In February 2015, Deniss Čalovskis was extradited to the U.S. from Latvia to face 67 years in prison.[3]

In September 2015, Čalovskis pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer intrusions.[4] On January 5, 2016, he sentenced to time served after spending over 20 months in Latvian and American jails.[5]

The Gozi virus was prevalent between 2005 and 2012, infecting between 17,000 and 40,000 computers including some at NASA. Financial losses from the virus stand "at a minimum, millions of dollars", according to the indictment.[6]

In August 2014, Čalovskis began working at the Latvian Medical Association.[7] Čalovskis started several social nonprofit projects for the local community in Latvia.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "'Hacker of Imanta' pleads guilty to US court". eng.lsm.lv.
  2. ↑ "Personas datu aizsardzības speciālisti | Datu valsts inspekcija". Dvi.gov.lv. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mastermind Behind Gozi Bank Malware Charged Along with Two Others". Wired. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Guilty plea for Latvian virus maker". BBC News. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Hong, Nicole (5 January 2016). "Latvian Hacker Deniss Calovskis Sentenced to Time Served". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Čalovskis strādā pie daktera Pēteris Apiņa". Nra.lv. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Čalovskis strādā pie vairākiem sabiedrībai noderīgiem projektiem". Tvnet.lv. 25 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Čalovskis sācis kampaņu par negodprātīgo ierēdņu saraksta publiskošanu


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