Wealthy Russian undertook $90 mln hack-and-trade scheme, U.S. says at trial | Reuters

Wealthy Russian undertook $90 mln hack-and-trade scheme, U.S. says at trial
By Nate Raymond
Vladislav Klyushin, an owner of an information technology company with ties to the Russian government

[1/3] Vladislav Klyushin, an owner of an information technology company with ties to the Russian government, is seen in an undated photograph attached to a U.S. Department of Justice filing. U.S. Dept. of Justice/Handout via REUTERS

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BOSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin made tens of millions of dollars trading on secret financial information obtained by hackers about multiple companies before it was public, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday at the start of his trial.

Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Grant McCool