Russian hacker pleads guilty of ticket-scamming ring in US court

A Russian hacker has pled guilty in a U.S court to aiding in the theft of $1.6 million, international media reported Monday.

Vadim Polyakov, 32, was the leader of a $1.6-million international ticket-scamming ring. He hacked into more than 1,000 accounts on U.S. ticket sales website StubHub.

Using the credit card details attached to the accounts, he and his accomplices purchased over 3,500 tickets to music and sporting events, prosecutors said.