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SF man who stole identities of fellow inmates gets 7-year sentence

May 26, 2017
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A San Francisco man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday, four months after a jury found him guilty of stealing the identities of men he’d met in prison and using them to commit tax fraud, prosecutors said. From …


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Ukranian who pleaded guilty in hacking scheme gets 30 months in prison

May 23, 2017
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Ukrainian sentenced in hacking scheme A Ukrainian hacker involved in an international scheme that used stolen unpublished news releases to make about $30 million in profits was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison. Vadym Iermolovych, 29, must also pay …


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Convicted Russian Cyber Criminal Roman Seleznev Faces Charges in Atlanta

May 22, 2017
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Roman Seleznev, of Vladivostok, Russia, has been arraigned on federal cyber fraud charges associated with the 2008 hack and theft of banking credentials from RBS Worldpay, a payment processing company located in Atlanta, Georgia. Seleznev was indicted by a federal …


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Phone-hacking cases continue 10 years after ‘rogue reporter’ jailed

May 1, 2017
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Ten years ago the News of the World’s royal editor, Clive Goodman, and the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for intercepting the voicemails of aides to Prince William and Prince Harry. Andy Coulson resigned from his position as editor …


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Longest-ever US Hacking Sentence — Russian Lawmaker’s Son Gets 27 Years In Prison

April 24, 2017
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The Russian hacker, Roman Seleznev aka Track2, was arrested in Maldives in 2014. He was caught with more than 1.7 million credit card numbers and large stacks of cash. He was accused of hacking into the computers of businesses. Seleznev …


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Man Charged With Hacking Bay Area Newspaper Websites

April 17, 2017
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A San Francisco man was arraigned on federal charges in connection with the 2015 hacking of a Peninsula newspaper company websites. Ross Colby pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, April 11, in U.S. District Court in San Jose to one count …


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Deric Lostutter, ‘KYAnonymous’ hacker, incarcerated early for violating court-imposed conditions

April 14, 2017
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A convicted computer hacker was taken into federal custody nearly two months earlier than expected Thursday after a judge determined he violated the conditions of his post-sentencing release with an online photo of him giving the middle finger. Deric Lostutter, …


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Canadian judge denies bail to alleged Yahoo hacker

April 12, 2017
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A judge denied bail Tuesday to a Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails. Karim Baratov, 22, has alleged ties to Russian agents and access to significant amounts of cash, making him a serious flight risk if …


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IT Admin Guilty of Hacking of Former Employer

April 4, 2017
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A former IT system administrator is facing a decade in the slammer after pleading guilty to hacking his employer and shutting down key systems the day he was fired. Joe Vito Venzor, 41, is also facing a bill of $250,000 …


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Charles man sentenced to prison for identity theft

March 24, 2017
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U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Travis Lee, 31, of La Plata to 75 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of unauthorized access devices and aggravated identity theft, as well as violating his …


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Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Hacking Into Website During Steubenville Rape Case

March 9, 2017
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The man who admitted to hacking into a website during the 2012 Steubenville, Ohio rape case was sentenced to 24 months in prison Wednesday. Deric Lostutter pleaded guilty to charges of illegally accessing a computer and lying to an FB …


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Ocoee man pleads guilty to hack attempt at Clinton Foundation in jihadist conspiracy theory

February 24, 2017
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An Ocoee man pleaded guilty Thursday to hacking the Clinton Foundation in a conspiracy theory that the organization might be funding jihadist groups. Timothy Sedlak, 43, is facing up to five years in federal prison on computer hacking charges. Prosecutors …


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Hacks cost fired Georgia-Pacific worker years in prison, $1.1 million in restitution

February 17, 2017
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A Baton Rouge man was sentenced to 34 months in a federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.1 million in restitution Thursday for hacking into a Georgia-Pacific plant computer system after he was fired in 2014. U.S. District Judge …


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Former Old Tappan man pleads guilty to evading $400,000 in taxes

February 15, 2017
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A former Old Tappan resident admitted on Tuesday to evading more than $400,000 in personal income taxes, authorities said. William Dominick, 68 who now lives in Florida, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of tax evasion and one count …


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US Judge to Sentence Prolific Hacker in $55M Scam

February 10, 2017
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A prolific foreign hacker behind cyberattacks that netted an estimated $55 million is facing sentencing by a U.S. judge in a conviction considered an unusual win for law enforcement officials who have identified hundreds of others like him but failed …


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Phone alert leads to suspect’s arrest

January 30, 2017
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An alleged identity thief is in custody after a woman received a phone alert that her credit card was being used at a Medford hotel. The woman said her wallet was stolen in the 100 block of North Riverside Avenue. …


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Cardinals’ punishment in hacking case is near

January 30, 2017
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Documents unsealed this past week by a federal judge in Houston illustrate the “unfettered access” Cardinals executive Chris Correa had to the Astros’ internal database and the illegal avenues followed to determine if the rival club had used any of …


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California man found guilty of stealing inmates’ identities

January 26, 2017
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Federal authorities say a jury found a Marin County man guilty of using the personal information of fellow prisoners to file false tax returns and then pocketed more than half a million dollars in income tax refunds. U.S. Attorney Brian …


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Man who broke into celebrities’ accounts and stole nude photos is jailed

January 25, 2017
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A celebrity hacker has been jailed for nine months after breaking into the online accounts of at least 30 stars and stealing nude photos along with other private information. The US court also ordered Edward Majerczyk to pay $5,700 (£4,550) …


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After long history of fraud, Gallison to plead guilty to 9 felony charges

January 24, 2017
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Two months after Ray Medley died in 2012, his will’s executor, then state representative Raymond Gallison, began stealing from his estate, prosecutors now charge. Gallison took the Barrington bachelor’s credit card and went to Sam’s Club. He went to Walmart. …


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