Category: Extortion
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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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Russian Charged With Ransomware Attacks – eCrimeBytes Nibble #39
Ten years now and ransomware is still going strong. The United States charged a Russian named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (aka Wazawaka, aka m1x, aka Boriselcin, aka Uhodiransomwar) with three ransomware attacks. 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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Ex-Ubiquiti Engineer Sentenced To 6 Years For Data Theft And Extortion – eCrimeBytes Nibble #33
An ex-Ubiquiti engineer behind their massive 2020 data theft was sentenced to six years. Nickolas Sharp purchased and used SurfShark VPN to hide his IP address as he downloaded their GitHub repositories…
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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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“Tired” Employee Allegedly Sabotaged His Employer’s Business Over Two Weeks Of Pay – eCrimeBytes Nibble #23
I just couldn’t resist the obvious joke in the title when I found out his employer’s business was involved in tires and tire related accessories. There is not a lot out there…
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Deepfake It Till You Make It: Man With Fragile Ego Sentenced For Deepfaking Sexual Images Of Underaged Girls – eCrimeBytes Nibble #19
This case demonstrates that it is difficult to protect yourself from someone with time, no morals, and criminal creativity on their side. You could have posted nothing but G rated face only…
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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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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 10, Pt 2: Threesomes And Hitmen!
This is part 2! If you haven’t listened to it already, go back and listen to part 1 first: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/12/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-10-pt-1-threesomes-and-hitmen/ We will learn about one Spokane, WA doctor’s desire to hurt those…
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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 10, Pt 1: Threesomes And Hitmen!
Highlights: We will learn about one Spokane, WA doctor’s desire to hurt those he thought got the best of him. The doctor’s first victim is a former coworker at the center of…