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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 from home. He also hid his IP address when he attempted to cover his tracks by switching their…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 13: Credit Fixers For Hire
From late 2009 through October 2012 credit repair companies were everywhere. While most credit repair companies played by the rules, some did not. This week, we will give you a story of electronic crimes that bring two credit repair businesses, two Miami-Dade police officers, and others to justice for fraudulently…
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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 million. Other victims thought the invoices looked suspicious and did not pay. In total, they sent almost $13…
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njRAT/Bladabindi Zeek Detector Update – Zeek Roulette #1 Part 2
This is an update to: Detecting njRAT/Bladabindi Malware With Zeek – Zeek Roulette #1 I have been running this detector on a live network for a while and I’ve seen 2 (rare) categories of false positives we can easily eliminate by improving on the code just a little bit. The…
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Silk Road Dark Web Thief Sentenced, Also Forced To Forfeit $3.4 Billion – eCrimeBytes Nibble #30
You may have heard of the Silk Road, an online dark web forum to purchase drugs and other illegal items or services. You may not have known that an individual named James Zhong managed to steal over $3.4 billion from the Silk Road. I pulled the court documents (links below),…
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Man Sentenced For Stealing 712 Bitcoin ($5m) Law Enforcement Seized From His Brother! – eCrimeBytes Nibble #29
Police seize man’s (Larry Harmon) Bitcoin for running a Bitcoin mixer service called Helix, but man’s brother (Gary Harmon) recreates the Bitcoins to steal them back! This all stems from the Larry running a Bitcoin mixer service, which is a service people can use to more anonymously buy goods from…
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Sentencing In The 2020 Sturgis Sex Crime Sting – eCrimeBytes Nibble #28
In 2020 there were 8 arrests in a Sturgis sex crime sting. Cody Wayne Hopkins was one of those arrests. According to HSI, Hopkins started chatting with a 14 year old girl, who was thankfully a special agent. Conversations were creepy. For example, one that was tame consisted of: Hopkins…
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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 12, Pt 2: Spies And Naval Nuclear Secrets In Annapolis, Maryland
This is part 2! You will want to watch part 1 first: eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 12, Pt 1: Spies And Naval Nuclear Secrets In Annapolis, Maryland In this episode we will look at a case of “spy versus spy” where a unlikely couple from Annapolis, MD were caught stealing…
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Deputy Arrested For Leaking Investigation On Snapchat – eCrimeBytes Nibble #27
Former deputy Giray Uzen has been charged for disclosing confidential criminal justice information when he took pictures of data about a street racing investigation and then posted it on Snapchat. This data lists suspects, criminal informants, and people working undercover. It sounds as if the investigators tracked the picture down…