Deniss Čalovskis (born 1985 in
Riga
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,
Latvian SSR
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,
Soviet Union
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) is a
Latvian computer hacker
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. He is the creator of the
Gozi virus. Calovskis is a certified
Data Protection Officer (DPO).
Hacker
In February 2015, Deniss Čalovskis was extradited to the U.S. from Latvia to face 67 years in prison.
In September 2015, Čalovskis pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer intrusions. On January 5, 2016, he sentenced to time served after spending over 20 months in Latvian and American jails.
The
Gozi virus was prevalent between 2005 and 2012, infecting between 17,000 and 40,000 computers including some at
NASA
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. Financial losses from the virus stand "at a minimum, millions of dollars", according to the indictment.
In August 2014, Čalovskis began working at the Latvian Medical Association. Čalovskis started several social nonprofit projects for the local community in Latvia.
Čalovskis sācis kampaņu par negodprātīgo ierēdņu saraksta publiskošanu
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References
1985 births
Living people
People from Riga
Cybercriminals
Hackers
Latvian criminals
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