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Nigerian Involved in Hacking US Tax Preparation Firms Sentenced to Prison 

Nigerian Involved in Hacking US Tax Preparation Firms Sentenced to Prison  2025-06-09 at 13:02 By Eduard Kovacs Kingsley Uchelue Utulu has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in a scheme that involved hacking, fraud and identity theft. The post Nigerian Involved in Hacking US Tax Preparation Firms Sentenced to […]

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Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison

Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison 2025-06-05 at 15:17 By Eduard Kovacs Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo, members of the Vile group, get prison sentences for identity theft and hacking. The post Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack

Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack 2025-05-19 at 12:50 By Ionut Arghire Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to prison for hacking SEC’s official X account and publishing fraudulent posts increasing Bitcoin value. The post Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft

Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft 2025-02-10 at 13:59 By Ionut Arghire Evan Light was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for hacking an investment holdings company and stealing $37 million in cryptocurrency. The post Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37

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Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in US for BEC Fraud

Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in US for BEC Fraud 2024-09-05 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna and Ebuka Raphael Umeti were sentenced to prison in the US for business email compromise (BEC) fraud. The post Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in US for BEC Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Russian Sentenced to Prison in US for Selling Stolen Information

Russian Sentenced to Prison in US for Selling Stolen Information 2024-08-15 at 15:04 By Ionut Arghire Georgy Kavzharadze was sentenced to prison in the US for selling stolen financial, login, and personal information on an online cybercriminal marketplace. The post Russian Sentenced to Prison in US for Selling Stolen Information appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Ukrainian Sentenced to Prison in US for Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations

Ukrainian Sentenced to Prison in US for Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations 2024-07-15 at 14:31 By Ionut Arghire Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. The post Ukrainian Sentenced to Prison in US for Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations appeared

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Ukrainian REvil Ransomware Affiliate Gets 13 Years in US Prison

Ukrainian REvil Ransomware Affiliate Gets 13 Years in US Prison 2024-05-03 at 11:16 By Ionut Arghire Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison for his alleged role in the REvil ransomware operation. The post Ukrainian REvil Ransomware Affiliate Gets 13 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Changpeng Zhao’s 4-month sentence a ‘general deterrence,’ says lawyer

Changpeng Zhao’s 4-month sentence a ‘general deterrence,’ says lawyer 2024-05-01 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan CZ’s charges are serious, justified, and “sent a message” to the industry that compliance “must be taken seriously,” says lawyer and RMIT lecturer Aaron Lane. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Crypto Exchanges

Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Crypto Exchanges 2024-04-15 at 14:46 By Ionut Arghire Former security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to prison for hacking and defrauding cryptocurrency exchanges. The post Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Crypto Exchanges appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Moldovan Operator of Credential Marketplace Sentenced to US Prison

Moldovan Operator of Credential Marketplace Sentenced to US Prison 2024-03-18 at 13:46 By Ionut Arghire Sandu Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating a marketplace for compromised credentials. The post Moldovan Operator of Credential Marketplace Sentenced to US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Sentenced to Prison in Canada

LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Sentenced to Prison in Canada 2024-03-13 at 18:49 By Ionut Arghire Mikhail Vasiliev was sentenced to prison in Canada and faces additional charges in the US for his role in the LockBit ransomware operation. The post LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Sentenced to Prison in Canada appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison 2024-02-02 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Joseph Garrison has received an 18-month prison sentence for accessing 60,000 DraftKings user accounts using credential stuffing. The post DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Ex-CIA Computer Engineer Gets 40 Years in Prison for Giving Spy Agency Hacking Secrets to WikiLeaks

Ex-CIA Computer Engineer Gets 40 Years in Prison for Giving Spy Agency Hacking Secrets to WikiLeaks 2024-02-02 at 12:47 By Associated Press Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. The post Ex-CIA Computer

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Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Ransomware Attacks

Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Ransomware Attacks 2024-01-29 at 18:21 By Ionut Arghire Matthew Philbert was sentenced to two years for launching cyberattacks on Canadian businesses and government entities. The post Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Russian TrickBot Malware Developer Sentenced to Prison in US

Russian TrickBot Malware Developer Sentenced to Prison in US 2024-01-26 at 14:02 By Ionut Arghire Vladimir Dunaev sentenced to 5 years in prison after admitting to participating in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. The post Russian TrickBot Malware Developer Sentenced to Prison in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Owner of Cybercrime Website BreachForums Sentenced to Supervised Release

Owner of Cybercrime Website BreachForums Sentenced to Supervised Release 2024-01-22 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the cybercrime website BreachForums, was sentenced to time served and supervised release. The post Owner of Cybercrime Website BreachForums Sentenced to Supervised Release appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace

US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace 2024-01-05 at 14:17 By Eduard Kovacs Justice Department says 19 people involved in the xDedic cybercrime marketplace have been charged to date following its 2019 takedown. The post US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace appeared first on

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