Category: Electronic Crime

Animal Hospital Ex-Employee Arrested For Extortion, Cyberstalking

March 13, 2023

The ex-employee also left messages on the animal hospital’s work phone, police said. In the messages, Figueroa allegedly said “I vow to tear her kingdom down to rubble,” “She made herself an…
Extorting Patients of Vastaamo, An Online Psychotherapy Service

March 13, 2023

It’s unfortunate the details are scarce on this case, as it would make a good eCrimeBytes episode. A Finnish man was blamed for an attack at an online psychotherapy service named Vastaamo:…
eCrimeBytes Glossary

March 10, 2023

We created a growing glossary for our eCrimeBytes podcasts:
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 5: PlugwalkJoe

March 8, 2023

Buy a hat and hold the F on. This story gets nuts. Between 2019 and 2020, a character only known as “PlugwalkJoe” went on an online crime spree. From SIM swapping, to…
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 4: The Twitter Hack

March 1, 2023

July 15, 2020. Some say it was one of the biggest Twitter hacks. This day, several high profile Twitter accounts were in the hands of criminals. The criminals then used the…
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 3: Violence As A Service With ”PatTheBat”

February 27, 2023

This episode we take a look at a shooting at one PA residence and a firebombing at another. Are these two crimes related? We will meet an enforcer who named himself “PatTheBat”…
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 2: Swatting Gets Deadly

February 21, 2023

This week we take a look at the damage left behind by a serial swatter who wanted notable Instagram and Twitter usernames so badly he would try anything to get them. While…
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 1: The Community

February 21, 2023

We will look at a case where nine young men, calling themselves “The Community”, conspired to steal millions of dollars of cryptocurrency. The Community took control of their victims’ mobile phone numbers…