Category: Possible Episode
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Nintendo Switch Hacker Released From Prison, Still Owes $10 Million – eCrimeBytes Nibble #22
How do you play illicit copies of games on your Nintendo Switch? You mod it, of course! Modding a game system usually involves modifying the software (firmware) or the electronic circuitry. Who…
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Maryland State Trooper Falls To The Siren Call of Debt And Facebook Messenger – eCrimeBytes Nibble #17
Looks like Officer Riggs, a Maryland State Trooper, just couldn’t resist the siren call of a hefty debt and a juicy secret. But hey, who needs to worry about pesky things like…
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Pompompurin: The Good Boy Gone Bad For Running BreachForums – eCrimeBytes Nibble #16
Forget the usual suspects. It’s always the ones with cute and innocent-sounding usernames that you have to watch out for. Lesson learned, Pompompurin. But you know what they say, never judge a…
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Crypto Cash for Classified Cache: The Failed Espionage Attempt Of An NSA Employee – eCrimeBytes Nibble #15
Well, well, well, looks like Jareh Sebastian Dalke wanted to play James Bond and sell classified information to a foreign government. From June 6, 2022, to July 1, 2022, he was an…
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SIM Swapping: The Hobby That Could Cost You Your Freedom (and $200k) – eCrimeBytes Nibble #12
This case has very little news written about it, but it was interesting enough that it was worth making into an eCrimeBytes Nibble. Let’s dive into the fascinating world of SIM Swapping!…
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Serial Swatting, Stalking, And A Body In A River – eCrimeBytes Nibble #10
This is wild. A serial swatter and a stalker were arrested after dumping a body in a river! Who was this taxi driver that appeared to have helped dispose of a body…
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Three Charged, One Sentenced, For Assisting Serial Swatter – eCrimeBytes Nibble #9
This case is an extension of: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/13/three-sentenced-in-fatal-swatting-attack-ecrimebytes-nibble-8/ Neal Patel, Tyler Stewart, and Logan Patten were all charged for assisting Tyler Rai Barriss (from the prior post) in swatting several targets. Neal Patel…
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Three Sentenced In Fatal Swatting Attack – eCrimeBytes Nibble #8
This case has it all: gamers, wagers, and swatting. Unfortunately, it also ended someone’s life. What started as a $1.50 wager on Call Of Duty turned into an innocent father of two’s…
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Pair Charged For Impersonating Police Officers To Extort Victims – eCrimeBytes Nibble #7
Here is a recent arrest that is worth watching. This is an interesting twist where the intruders, allegedly part of the “ViLE” group, used powerful law enforcement only databases to target their…
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Group Of CyberCriminals Breached Tax Preparers, Stole Data, And Filed Millions Of Dollars Of Fraudulent Returns – eCrimeBytes Nibble #6
This is a pretty sophisticated cybercriminal group: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging Andi Jacques (41, Greenacres), Monika Shauntel Jenkins (33, Hollywood), Louis Noel…