Computer Crimes And Punishment

guest · Nov 8, 2021

U.S. Charges Two Suspected Major Ransomware Operators
November 8, 2021
https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-two-suspected-major-ransomware-operators

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other top officials announced charges against Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi and Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, alleging them to be part of the REvil ransomware gang. Officials said Vasinskyi was recently arrested in Poland and that the U.S. government had recovered $6.1 million in ill-gotten funds from Polyanin.

“The Justice Department is sparing no resource to identify and bring to justice anyone, anywhere who targets the United States with a ransomware attack,” Garland said.
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REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, has been linked in recent months to ransomware targeting the world’s largest meat processor, JBS SA, as well as a Fourth of July weekend attack that snarled businesses around the world through a breach of a Florida-based software company called Kaseya.

European law enforcement authorities also announced Monday that they had arrested two other suspected ransomware operators with links to REvil in Romania.
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None of those arrested hackers was identified by name, but Europol said two suspected hackers believed to be linked to the ransomware gang known as REvil were arrested last week for involvement in attacks that yielded about $580,000 in ransom payments.
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DoJ: Ukrainian Arrested and Charged with Ransomware Attack on Kaseya

Justice Department Seizes $6.1 million Related to Alleged Ransomware Extortionists
The Justice Department announced today recent actions taken against two foreign nationals charged with deploying Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government entities in the United States.

An indictment unsealed today charges Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, a Ukrainian national, with conducting ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya, a multi-national information technology software company.
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The department also announced today the seizure of $6.1 million in funds traceable to alleged ransom payments received by Yevgeniy Polyanin, 28, a Russian national, who is also charged with conducting Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including businesses and government entities in Texas on or about Aug. 16, 2019.
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guest · Nov 11, 2021

Aleksandr Zhukov, self-described 'king of fraud,' is sentenced to 10 years
November 10, 2021
https://www.cyberscoop.com/aleksandr-zhukov-russian-methbot-3ve-fraud-sentence/

A Russian man who once described himself as the “king of fraud” for his role in orchestrating a multimillion dollar crime spree was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.

Aleksandr Zhukov, 41, was convicted in May of defrauding U.S. advertising companies out of $7 million in part by using networks of hacked computers, or botnets, to artificially inflate web traffic. Working with a small network of cybercriminals, Zhukov directed bot traffic to inauthentic websites, charging marketing companies to run advertisements on websites that attracted little, if any, real visitors.
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“Today’s sentence holds the defendant accountable for his deception and outright theft of more than $7 million, and sends a powerful message to cyber criminals around the world that there is no escape from the international reach of law enforcement.”
Prosecutors had requested a sentence of 15 years.
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DoJ: Russian Cybercriminal Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Digital Advertising Fraud Scheme

guest · Nov 16, 2021

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Feds Arrest Member of Fin7, Group Tied to a Billion Dollars Worth of Hacks
Victims of the group included Chipotle, Whole Foods, and Trump Hotels
May 26, 2020
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj488m/feds-arrest-fin7-member-denys-iarmak
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Alleged FIN7 scammer Denys Iarmak is set to plead guilty
November 16, 2021
https://www.cyberscoop.com/alleged-fin7-scammer-denys-iarmak-is-set-to-plead-guilty/

An alleged member of the FIN7 hacking group is set to plead guilty, admitting to a role in a criminal organization that used front companies and array of fraud techniques to steal more than $1 billion from victims worldwide, CyberScoop has learned.

Attorneys for Denys Iarmak, a Ukrainian national, have notified a federal court in Washington state that Iarmak intends to change his plea after he declared himself not guilty at a May 2020 arraignment hearing. While one defense counselor said Iarmak could change his mind before his next hearing, scheduled for Nov. 22, attorneys have agreed in principle to a plea deal with the U.S. Department of Justice.

“That’s what’s most likely,” said defense attorney Michael Craig Nance, who is representing Iarmak in the Western District of Washington. “It’s not final until a person stands in court and says they’re guilty.”
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ronjor · Nov 17, 2021

$56 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Being Sold as First Step to Compensate Victims of BitConnect Fraud Scheme

Tuesday, November 16, 2021
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson granted a request from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California for authority to liquidate approximately $56 million in fraud proceeds seized from the self-described “number one promoter” of BitConnect, a cryptocurrency, who consented to the seizure. This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date.
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According to court documents, on Sept. 1, Glenn Arcaro, 44, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to participating in a massive conspiracy to defraud BitConnect investors in the United States and abroad, in which investors were fraudulently induced to invest over $2 billion. The BitConnect scheme is the largest cryptocurrency fraud scheme ever charged criminally.
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guest · Nov 18, 2021

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American man accused in $9m net address theft
May 17, 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48309512
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Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme
November 17, 2021
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/tech-ceo-pleads-to-wire-fraud-in-ip-address-scheme/

The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies set up to obtain more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the nonprofit organization that leases the digital real estate to entities in North America.

In 2018, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), which oversees IP addresses assigned to entities in the U.S., Canada, and parts of the Caribbean, notified Charleston, S.C. based Micfo LLC that it intended to revoke 735,000 addresses.
ARIN said they wanted the addresses back because the company and its owner — 38-year-old Amir Golestan — had obtained them under false pretenses.
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On Nov. 16, just two days into his trial, Golestan changed his “not guilty” plea, agreeing to plead guilty to all 20 wire fraud charges. KrebsOnSecurity interviewed Golestan about his case at length last year, but he has not responded to requests for comment on his plea change.
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guest · Nov 18, 2021

Israel defence minister's cleaner charged with spying for Iran
November 18, 2021
https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...nister-s-cleaner-charged-with-spying-for-iran

According to the indictment published by Israel's justice ministry, Omri Goren Gorochovsky, a 37-year-old resident of the central city of Lod, was arrested on November 4.

The indictment says Gorochovsky and his partner worked as cleaners in Gantz's home in Rosh Haayin outside Tel Aviv.
Gorochovsky allegedly contacted the Black Shadow hacking group via Telegram on or about October 31 with an offer to pass information from Gantz's home.
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Black Shadow was blamed for a massive hack targeting an Israeli internet service provider last month.
The Israeli charge sheet describes Black Shadow as "Iran-affiliated".

According to the charge sheet, Gorochovsky told a Black Shadow representative that for a "monetary sum" he would convey information via malware that he proposed implanting with a USB device.
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guest · Nov 18, 2021

Canadian police arrest teen for stealing $36.5 million in cryptocurrency
It's one of the biggest crypto thefts involving a single person.
November 18, 2021
https://www.engadget.com/canada-cryptocurrency-arrest-171617452.html

Police in Canada say they recently arrested a teen who allegedly stole $46 million CAD (approximately $36.5 million) worth of cryptocurrency from a single individual in the US. According to authorities in Hamilton, Ontario, a city about one hour west of Toronto, the incident is the largest-ever cryptocurrency theft involving one person.
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guest · Nov 18, 2021

Two Iranian hackers charged in sprawling effort to interfere in 2020 US election
November 18, 2021
https://www.cyberscoop.com/two-iran...ing-effort-to-interfere-in-2020-u-s-election/

A federal indictment unsealed Thursday accused two Iranian nationals of engaging in a sprawling effort to interfere in the 2020 U.S. elections — including by gaining access to confidential voter information from at least one state election website and attempting to access 11 states in total.

The defendants, Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi, 24, and Sajjad Kashian, 27, face charges of computer fraud, voter intimidation and transmission of interstate threats for the activity, which occurred between August 2020 and November 2020.
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Part of the campaign was allegedly sending emails to Democratic voters purportedly from the Proud Boys, a right wing nationalist hate group, demanding that they vote for former President Trump. That effort was quickly identified by journalists and the U.S. government as a likely Iranian interference effort.
The early reporting on the Proud Boys emails painted a picture of a crude campaign that was almost immediately unmasked
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DoJ: Two Iranian Nationals Charged for Cyber-Enabled Disinformation and Threat Campaign Designed to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

guest · Nov 21, 2021

Jury Convicts Chinese Intelligence Officer of Espionage Crimes, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets
November 5, 2021
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury...pionage-crimes-attempting-steal-trade-secrets

A federal jury today convicted Yanjun Xu, a Chinese national and Deputy Division Director of the Sixth Bureau of the Jiangsu Province Ministry of State Security, of conspiring to and attempting to commit economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. The defendant is the first Chinese intelligence officer to be extradited to the United States to stand trial.

“This conviction of a card-carrying intelligence officer for economic espionage underscores that trade secret theft is integral to the PRC government’s plans to modernize its industries,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “But this conviction also serves notice that the United States will not sit by as China, or any other nation-state, attempts to steal instead of researching and developing key technology. Instead, and with the support of our allies, we will continue to investigate, prosecute, and hold accountable those who try to take the fruits of American ingenuity illegally.”
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guest · Nov 22, 2021

Vinesh Godhania spied on women at Basildon Hospital
November 22, 2021
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19732247.vinesh-godhania-spied-women-basildon-hospital/

Vinesh Godhania used a tiny pin-hole camera to secretly record women having sex, showers and using the bathroom at his address.
He covertly filmed doctors, nurses and the mother of a child patient at Basildon Hospital.

The 33-year-old, from Norwich, also used hardware on NHS computers to access email addresses and passwords for colleagues.
He accessed victims’ iCloud accounts and downloaded naked selfies, sexual acts and private intimate conversations, St Albans crown court heard.
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The prosecutor said he plugged a USB into NHS Trust computers which followed key strokes. It enabled him to obtain email address and passwords for colleagues.
Godhania of Marlingsford Way, pleaded guilty to seven charges of voyeurism and eight of unauthorised access to computer material
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guest · Nov 23, 2021

Little Rock officer arrested for 'unauthorized access' of personal information
November 23, 2021
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/...ccess/91-20a62ff4-bbd9-4476-96c3-a67fa55e1d55

According to the Little Rock Police Department, Officer Miles McWayne has been arrested for "unauthorized access" of the personal information of a citizen.

The person filed a police report with the department in August after the reported incident took place in May.
McWayne was officially charged with the misdemeanor of accessing the information illegally.
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guest · Nov 24, 2021

Ukraine arrests ‘Phoenix’ hackers behind Apple phishing attacks
November 24, 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...hoenix-hackers-behind-apple-phishing-attacks/

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested five members of the international 'Phoenix' hacking group who specialize in the remote hacking of mobile devices.

The SSU's announcement states that all five suspects live in Kyiv or Kharkiv and are higher technical education institutes graduates.
The goal of 'Phoenix' was to gain remote access to the accounts of mobile device users and then monetize them by hijacking their e-payment or bank accounts or selling their private information to third parties.
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The police have conducted five searches in each arrest location, seizing computer equipment, mobile phones, specialized software, and hardware.

The threat actors now face charges relevant to Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for illegal interference in the work of electronic computers, systems, and computer networks.
While the five arrested individuals are most likely all the 'Phoenix' group members, the authorities will continue the investigations to potentially identify more conspirators.
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guest · Nov 24, 2021

Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in U.S. for Role in BEC Scams
November 24, 2021
https://www.securityweek.com/two-nigerians-sentenced-prison-us-role-bec-scams

The two, Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, and Benjamin Adeleke Ifebajo, 47, were arrested in 2019 as part of Operation reWired, a joint US-Nigeria operation targeting online scams.

Adeoso, who pleaded guilty in June last year, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison. Ifebajo pleaded guilty in March 2020 and was sentenced to 120 months in prison. They were also ordered to pay $9.3 million and $2.1 million in restitution, respectively.
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Authorities identified Adeoso as the individual behind a bank account registered to Daniel Sammy Campbell, which received over $504,000 in funds as part of a BEC scheme in which both Adeoso and Ifebajo were involved.

The two admitted to using fraudulent passports to set up individual bank accounts. Other individuals involved in the scheme sent phishing emails to employees at victim organizations, asking them to make wire transfers.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime
November 26, 2021

Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling.

This crackdown results from a four-month action codenamed ‘Operation HAEICHI-II,’ which took place in twenty countries between June and September 2021.
As the Interpol announcement details, at least ten new criminal modus operandi were identified in HAEICHI-II, indicative of the evolving nature of cyber-crime.
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International fraud
One notable example of fraud unearthed in HAEICHI-II involves a Colombian textiles company tricked by BEC (Business Email Compromise) actors.
In another case, a Slovenian firm was deceived into transferring $800,000 to money mule accounts in China. Interpol worked with the authorities in Beijing and helped return the full amount to the victim.

“Online scams like those leveraging malicious apps evolve as quickly as the cultural trends they opportunistically exploit,” said José De Gracia, Assistant Director, Criminal Networks at Interpol.
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Interpol: More than 1,000 arrests and USD 27 million intercepted in massive financial crime crackdown

INTERPOL-coordinated operation saw 22 jurisdictions around the world cooperate to swiftly intercept the illicit proceeds of online fraud
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Group-IB helps Italian officials take down scammers selling COVID-19 docs via Telegram
November 27, 2021

Just days after the Italian government announced that it would tighten restrictions linked to its COVID-19 health pass, Italian police announced that they had broken up a criminal gang selling hundreds of fake passes and certificates via Telegram.

The cybercrime prosecutor’s office in Milan said in a statement that it had worked with Group-IB, a cyber security firm, to identify a handful people they believe acted as administrators in at least 35 different Telegram channels peddling what they claimed were “authentic Green Passes with QR codes.”
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According to Group-IB, the Telegram channels selling the passes had some 100,000 users and the average price for fake health pass was about $130. Neither the police nor Group-IB said how many passes were actually sold or how many people were rounded up as part of the scheme. Italian police would only say they had tracked down suspects in Veneto, Liguria, Apulia, and Sicily and they had confessed. Police said the investigation was ongoing.
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Group-IB: Pass to nowhere: Group-IB assists Italian law enforcement in identification of fraudsters selling fake Green Passes

Group-IB, one of the global cybersecurity leaders, has assisted Guardia di Finanza (GdF), the Italian law enforcement agency responsible for dealing with financial crime, in the probe into activities of the criminal organization which trafficked fake Green Passes — documents issued for vaccinated Italian citizens and those tested negative or recently recovered from COVID-19 — via Telegram messenger.

As a result of the No-Vax Free operation, several suspected administrators of the Telegram channels were searched in Veneto, Liguria, Apulia, and Sicily. The suspects admitted the offence.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Final defendant in multimillion-dollar SIM hijacking scheme sentenced to prison
November 30, 2021

The sixth and final defendant in a gang accused of perpetrating a multimillion-dollar SIM hijacking case was sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $121,000 in restitution, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Garrett Endicott, 22, from Missouri, was connected to a hacking group known as “The Community,” which engaged in a string of SIM hijacking incidents targeting individual users’ cryptocurrency exchange accounts in seven states, according to DOJ.
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DoJ: International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency

A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar Sim Hijacking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin for the Eastern District of Michigan. This was the final defendant to be sentenced in the case, which was indicted in 2019.

Sentenced before United States District Judge Denise Page Hood was Garrett Endicott, 22, of Warrensburg Missouri. Endicott, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $121,549.37.
“SIM Hijacking” or “SIM Swapping” is an identity theft technique that exploits a common cyber-security weakness—mobile phone numbers.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Russian Man Sentenced for Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ for Cybercriminals
December 1, 2021

A Russian man was sentenced today for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States.

On Dec. 1, Chief Judge Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, of Russia, to 60 months in prison for the scheme.
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According to court documents, Grichishkin was a founder and leader of a bulletproof hosting organization that rented internet protocol (IP) addresses, servers, and domains to cybercriminal clients who employed this technical infrastructure to disseminate malware that allowed them to gain access to victims’ computers, form botnets, and steal banking credentials for use in frauds.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Europol arrested 1800 money mules as part of an anti-money-laundering operation
December 2, 2021

Europol has identified 18,351 money mules and arrested 1,803 of them as part of an international anti-money-laundering operation codenamed EMMA 7.

The operation is the result of a joint effort of 27 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange
The name EMMA is an acronym for European Money Mule Action operation, the first EMMA operation led by Europol took place in 2016.
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The money mules have a crucial role in criminal organizations to launder money for a wide array of illegal activities, such as online scams, sim-swapping, e-commerce fraud, and phishing. Money mules receive and transfer money on behalf of crooks in exchange for a small fee.

“The operation resulted in 1 803 arrests and the identification of over 18 000 money mules.” reads the press release published by Europol. “It also revealed that money mules were being used to launder money for a wide array of online scams such as sim-swapping, man in the middle attacks, e-commerce fraud and phishing.”
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Europol: European Money Mule Action leads to 1 803 arrests

Investigation reveals money mules were laundering profits from online fraud schemes such as business email compromise and Forex scams.
Today saw the conclusion of the anti-money mule operation EMMA 7, an international action coordinated by Europol in cooperation with 26 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF) and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange. The operation resulted in 1 803 arrests and the identification of over 18 000 money mules. It also revealed that money mules were being used to launder money for a wide array of online scams such as sim-swapping, man in the middle attacks, e-commerce fraud and phishing.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

FIN7 hacker trialed in Russia gets no prison time
December 1, 2021

Maxim Zhukov was sentenced to a one year suspended sentence and one year probation for developing malware for the FIN7 gang.

Zhukov, 36, from Vladimir, worked as a Ruby developer specialized in Metasploit development for Combi Security.

Combi Security was a Russian security firm that FIN7 used as a front company to hire hackers.

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A Russian court handed down a mild one-year suspended prison sentence to a member of the FIN7 hacking group, a notorious cybercrime cartel that has hacked more than 100 US companies between 2015 and 2018.

The man, whose identity was not initially shared in a press release circulated to Russian media last week, was identified today by The Record in Russian court proceedings as Maxim Zhukov Sergeevich (Максим Жуков Сергеевич), a 36-year-old from the city of Vladimir.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Two Georgia men sentenced for using Dark Web to steal identities of elderly victims
December 2, 2021

Durrell Tyler and DeShawn Johnson have been sentenced for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related to their use of stolen identities to open accounts with credit card companies and various retailers.

“Criminals using dark net markets to steal identities wreak havoc on the lives of individuals and compromise the financial security of victims,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “While law enforcement is focused on investigating and prosecuting these individuals, citizens are reminded to be vigilant with their personal identifiable information.”
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According to U.S. Attorney Erskine, the charges, and other information presented in court: Durrell Tyler and DeShawn Johnson purchased personal identifiable information (PII) from dark net markets and used the information to open credit accounts using the victims’ information. They then forwarded the phone lines, mailing addresses, and the emails of their victims to their control. This allowed Tyler and Johnson to impersonate victims with creditors and prevented victims from learning about the fraud.
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Minimalist · Dec 8, 2021

Russia may be collaborating with US to bring cyber criminals to heel

Trustwave’s SpiderLabs says its analysis of chatter on underground dark web forums suggests cyber criminals are starting to panic that formerly ‘friendly’ governments are on their case
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https://www.computerweekly.com/news...ting-with-US-to-bring-cyber-criminals-to-heel

ronjor · Dec 9, 2021

Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

December 8, 2021
A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States.
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Canadian authorities describe him as “the most prolific cybercriminal we’ve identified in Canada,” but so far they’ve released few other details about the investigation or the defendant. Helpfully, an email address and nickname apparently connected to the accused offer some additional clues.
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guest · Dec 21, 2021

Russian national accused of hacking, illegal trading is extradited to US
December 20, 2021

A Russian national accused of hacking into U.S. company networks, stealing non-public information, and then trading stocks based on that information was extradited to the U.S., federal prosecutors announced Monday.

Vladislav Klyushin, 41, along with four co-conspirators, allegedly hacked into two firms that help publicly traded companies prepare filings for public release, and used non-public information, such as earnings projections, to trade stocks ahead of the public release. Between February 2018 and August 2020, the scheme netted the hackers at least $82.5 million, prosecutors allege.
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The four other suspects in the case are: Nikolai Rumiantcev, 33; Mikhail Irzak, 43; Igor Sladkov, 42; and Ivan Yermakov, 35. All five face charges of conspiring to obtain unauthorized access to computers, along with wire and securities fraud.

Klyushin is the only suspect in custody after his extradition from Switzerland.
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DoJ: Russian National Extradited for Role in Hacking and Illegal Trading Scheme

A Russian national has been extradited to the United States from Switzerland to face charges relating to his alleged involvement in a global scheme to trade on non-public information stolen from U.S. computer networks that netted tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits. Four other Russian nationals were also charged as part of the scheme.
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guest · Dec 21, 2021

US returns $154 Million in bitcoins stolen by Sony employee
December 21, 2021

The United States has taken legal action to seize and return over $154 million purportedly stolen from Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd, a SONY subsidiary, by an employee in a textbook business email compromise (BEC) attack.

"According to the government's complaint, Rei Ishii, an employee of Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd. ("Sony Life") in Tokyo, allegedly diverted the $154 million when the company attempted to transfer funds between its financial accounts," the Justice Dept said today.
"Ishii allegedly did this by falsifying transaction instructions, which caused the funds to be transferred to an account that Ishii controlled at a bank in La Jolla, California."

"This case is an example of amazing work by FBI agents and Japanese law enforcement, who teamed up to track this virtual cash. Criminals should take note: You cannot rely on cyptocurrency to hide your ill-gotten gains from law enforcement," said Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman.
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DoJ: United States Files Civil Action to Return $150 Million in Embezzled Funds to Sony; FBI Tracks Money to Bitcoin

The United States took action in federal court today to protect and ultimately return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation and then seized by law enforcement during the FBI’s investigation of the theft.
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guest · Dec 22, 2021

Rideshare account hacker faces up to 22 years in prison
December 22, 2021

A man pleaded guilty to fraudulently opening rideshare and delivery service accounts using stolen identity information sold on dark web marketplaces.

Flavio Candido da Silva, 36, resident of Malden, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a federal court in Boston.
The man is believed to be a leading actor of an 18-member team who stole identities and falsified documents to create false rideshare and delivery service accounts and then sold or rented them to other individuals.
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The defendant obtained victim names, dates of birth, driver's license information, and social security numbers (SSNs) on dark web marketplaces and used them to forge counterfeit documents.

For this purpose, the scammers intentionally caused a minor vehicle accident to exchange information with the victim or photographed the victim's license while completing an alcohol delivery through one of the services.

"As a result of the scheme, Internal Revenue Service Forms 1099 were generated in victims’ names for income that conspirators earned from the rideshare and delivery companies," reads the announcement from the Department of Justice.
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DoJ: Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme

A Brazilian national pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies.

Flavio Candido da Silva, 36, of Malden, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for April 22, 2022.
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