Tag: electronic crime
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Last Man From Gozi Banking Malware Group Sentenced To Three Years – eCrimeBytes Nibble #51
The last individual charged was sentenced for the Gozi banking malware. Mihai Ionut Paunescu, a/k/a “Virus,” a dual Romanian and Latvian national was sentenced to three years. The Justice department’s press release…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 19 Pt 2: A Couple Who Cyberstalks Together, Faces Charges Together
This is part 2. If you haven’t listened to part 1 first, you can find it here: eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 19 Pt 1: A Couple Who Cyberstalks Together, Faces Charges Together…
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Three Russians Charged And Arrested For Conspiring To Commit Lockbit Ransomware Attacks – eCrimeBytes Nibble #50
Ransomware causes a lot of damage, but rarely are those associated with it caught. Well, in this case three Russians were charged and one was arrested! Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested and…
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Fired Man Allegedly Poisons Company’s Data On The Way Out – eCrimeBytes Nibble #49
Most people, if fired, would be immediately out looking for their next job. Vamsikrishna Naganathanahalli is accused of poisoning his former company’s data after he was fired. The government claims that after…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 19 Pt 1: A Couple Who Cyberstalks Together, Faces Charges Together
Sit back and listen to a story where Jason Leidel and his new significant other, Sarah Sorg, allegedly stalked his ex-wife mercilessly. Why stop at his ex-wife? Wait until you see the…
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Man Sentenced For ID Theft And Wire Fraud Using Verizon Wireless – eCrimeBytes Nibble #48
Felix Pena was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) after a plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He is also ordered to pay $404,069 in restitution. What…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 18: Anthony “Boo Boo” Gosha’s ID Theft Scheme
Sit back and listen to the story of Anthony William “Boo Boo” Gosha III’s ID theft scheme where he and 30+ other conspirators filed over 7,000 fraudulent tax returns, claiming more than…
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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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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 17: Three Officers, Three Schemes
This week we take a look at three identity theft schemes three officers used to make fat stacks! I first discussed this case in Nibble #1: Three FL Officers Charged, One Sentenced,…