Cybercrime 2 Environmentalists Who Were Targeted by a Hacking Network Say the Public Is the Real Victim Two environmentalists told a judge that the public was the real victim of a global computer hacking campaign that targeted those fighting big oil... Associated PressNovember 17, 2023
Cybercrime Israeli Man Who Made $5M From Hacking Scheme Sentenced to Prison in US Aviram Azari, an Israeli man who made nearly $5 million from a hacking scheme, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the... Eduard KovacsNovember 17, 2023
Uncategorized Administrator of Darkode Hacking Forum Sentenced to Prison Thomas McCormick, aka fubar, an administrator of the Darkode hacking forum, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Eduard KovacsNovember 16, 2023
Cybercrime Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to Prison for Hacking, Selling PII Former Navy IT manager Marquis Hooper was sentenced to prison for stealing PII and selling it on the dark web. Ionut ArghireOctober 18, 2023
Cybercrime Court Convicts Portuguese Hacker in Football Leaks Trial and Gives Him a 4-Year Suspended Sentence Portuguese hacker behind “Football Leaks” convicted by a Lisbon court of nine crimes and given a suspended prison sentence of four years. Associated PressSeptember 12, 2023
Tracking & Law Enforcement Russian Cybersecurity Firm Founder Jailed for 14 Years Russia has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the Group-IB cybersecurity firm, to 14 years in prison on treason charges. AFPJuly 26, 2023
Cybercrime Nigerian Man Sentenced to 8 Years in US Prison for $8 Million BEC Scheme Olalekan Jacob Ponle, a Nigerian national living in the UAE, was sentenced to 8 years in a US prison for his role in an... Eduard KovacsJuly 18, 2023
Cybercrime British Twitter Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US UK national Joseph James O’Connor was sentenced to five years in a US prison for hacking into Twitter accounts and stealing cryptocurrency. Ionut ArghireJune 26, 2023
Cybercrime Former Ubiquiti Employee Who Posed as Hacker Sentenced to Prison Nickolas Sharp, the former Ubiquiti employee who posed as a hacker and attempted to extort the firm for $2 million, was sentenced to prison. Eduard KovacsMay 11, 2023
Cybercrime Russian Man Who Laundered Money for Ryuk Ransomware Gang Sentenced Russian national Denis Dubnikov has been sentenced to time served after he pleaded guilty to charges related to laundering money for the Ryuk ransomware... Eduard KovacsApril 19, 2023
Cybercrime Nigerian BEC Scammer Sentenced to Prison in US Solomon Ekunke Okpe was sentenced to four years in prison in the US for his role in a BEC fraud ring. Ionut ArghireMarch 28, 2023