They didn’t rob a bank — they robbed the stock market before the bell even rang.

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we expose a high-stakes cybercrime operation led by Artem Radchenko and Oleksandr Ieremenko, two Ukrainian nationals indicted for hacking into one of the most sensitive systems in U.S. financial infrastructure: the SEC’s EDGAR database.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service, Radchenko and Ieremenko used phishing campaigns and sophisticated directory traversal attacks to infiltrate the SEC’s servers. Their goal? To steal non-public earnings reports and corporate disclosures before they were released — then trade stocks based on that stolen information.

Authorities say the scheme netted millions in illegal profits, while shaking trust in the integrity of the U.S. financial markets.

Now, both men face serious charges, including:

• Securities fraud

• Conspiracy to commit wire fraud

• Unauthorized access to protected computers

• Theft of confidential business information

They remain at large, with international warrants issued and rewards offered for information leading to their arrest.

This is financial cybercrime at its highest level.
This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.