Denis Baykov, an employee of the Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov, was fined the equivalent of $7,000 after being found guilty of violating the secretive lab's computer policies.
Two additional staff members, Andrei Rybkin and Andrei Shatokhin, are still facing legal action. The employees were charged with unlawful access to computer information and using unauthorized computer software, RIA Novosti reported
News of the arrests came to light in February 2018, when the Interfax news agency reported that security at the nuclear facility was alerted to the illicit mining activity. According to the Korolev confirmed the nuclear scientists had pleaded guilty after their arrest."They regret what they did," he noted."But I think they went for it out of professional interest, not for the purpose of profit."
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