Alexey Stroganov, who goes by the hacker names "Flint" and "Flint24" is a Russian carder has been a long-standing member of major underground forums since at least 2001. In 2006, Stroganov and an associate Gerasim Selivanov (a.k.a. "Gabrik") were sentenced to six years of confinement in Russia, but were set free just two years into their sentence. He was also arrested in Russia in March 2020 and 23 other hackers.