Category: Breach
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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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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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NY Man Charged With Hacking Children’s Snapchat Nudes And Then Extorting Them – eCrimeBytes Nibble #41
This case is really messed up. Check out what Louis Fratangelo Jr. is accused of: On April 28, 2023, State Police, Manlius Police, and the FBI executed a search warrant in the…
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Ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan Receives Probation For Cover Up – eCrimeBytes Nibble #36
Sit back and listen to the story of Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO) and his cover up of a data breach landing him… probation? This was a highly publicized…
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Georgia Man Sentenced For Cyber Fraud Theft Of Over $2 Million, His Brother Is Still At Large – eCrimeBytes Nibble #31
In this case, Christian Akhatsegbe worked with others to defraud companies through fake invoices sent via stolen corporate credentials. Apparently the invoices looked real enough for one victim to pay nearly $1…
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PlugwalkJoe Pleads Guilty!
Hot off the press! We will have to have an eCrimeBytes update, as we talked about Plugwalk Joe extensively in season 1, episode 5: eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 5: PlugwalkJoe O’CONNOR was…
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How to Compete Like A Boss: A CEO’s Guide To Email Hacking, Impersonation, And Customer Insults – eCrimeBytes Nibble #21
The land of corn, cows, and… computer crimes? Yes, it seems that even in this idyllic Midwestern state, technology can get people in trouble. Just ask Jonathan Manzi, the former CEO of…