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RUSSIAN MAN WHO HELPED DEVELOP CITADEL MALWARE GETS 5 YEARS

A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information was sentenced Wednesday in Atlanta to serve five years in prison.

Mark Vartanyan, also known as “Kolypto,” had pleaded guilty in March to a computer fraud charge after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen said Vartanyan would receive

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