Author: drkeithjones
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Fired Man Allegedly Poisons Company’s Data On The Way Out – eCrimeBytes Nibble #49
Most people, if fired, would be immediately out looking for their next job. Vamsikrishna Naganathanahalli is accused of poisoning his former company’s data after he was fired. The government claims that after…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 19 Pt 1: A Couple Who Cyberstalks Together, Faces Charges Together
Sit back and listen to a story where Jason Leidel and his new significant other, Sarah Sorg, allegedly stalked his ex-wife mercilessly. Why stop at his ex-wife? Wait until you see the…
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Man Sentenced For ID Theft And Wire Fraud Using Verizon Wireless – eCrimeBytes Nibble #48
Felix Pena was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) after a plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He is also ordered to pay $404,069 in restitution. What…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 18: Anthony “Boo Boo” Gosha’s ID Theft Scheme
Sit back and listen to the story of Anthony William “Boo Boo” Gosha III’s ID theft scheme where he and 30+ other conspirators filed over 7,000 fraudulent tax returns, claiming more than…
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The DraftKings Hack – eCrimeBytes Nibble #46
Joseph Garrison’s gamble that he could get away with hacking DraftKings did not pay off. Garrison’s story is told best from the official DoJ complaint: In or about November 2022, in the…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 17: Three Officers, Three Schemes
This week we take a look at three identity theft schemes three officers used to make fat stacks! I first discussed this case in Nibble #1: Three FL Officers Charged, One Sentenced,…
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Chirag Patel Gets 51 Months For Stolen Credit Cards And Reward Points Fraud – eCrimeBytes Nibble #45
I’ve seen a lot of credit card theft in network breach cases, but theft of reward points to book free stays and gift certificates is a new one to me. On numerous…
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Rapper’s Cannabis Company Was Actually A Ponzi Scheme – eCrimeBytes Nibble #44
This might be another traditional Ponzi scheme when it comes to investors paying back investors, but not when it comes to the rapper name “BigRigBaby”! The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in…
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Detecting Amadey Malware With Zeek – Zeek Roulette #2
For my Zeek Roulette #2 I picked a recently submitted sample off of ANY.Run that ended up being Amadey: https://app.any.run/tasks/31ba58da-30d1-4a08-940d-2412fc629221/ You can download the PCAP from the link above if you navigate…