Category: Cybercrime
D.C. Tech Firm Shaken Down in Cyber Extortion Plot
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years WASHINGTON D.C. – A Charlotte, North Carolina man is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed him with a guilty verdict yesterday. He wasn’t dealing drugs or brandishing a gun – his weapon of choice…
NC Hacker Faces Decades After DC Tech Firm Ransomware Plot
A Charlotte, North Carolina man is facing a potential prison sentence long enough to see him collect Social Security after a federal jury found him guilty of a meticulously planned cyber extortion scheme targeting a major tech firm with significant operations in Washington D.C. The verdict, handed down yesterday in the surprisingly distant Middle District…
Busted! World’s Most Ferocious IoT Botnets Take a Knockout Hit
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years The U.S. Justice Department hit the streets of cyberspace today, leading a law enforcement strike that targeted and dismantled the command centers for Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad – four of the world’s most notorious Internet…
NC Man Jailed for D.C. Tech Firm Cyber Shakedown
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: robbery-2/” style=”color:#cc0000;text-decoration:none;”>Ex-Credit Union Worker Jailed for Fake Robbery SEE ALSO: Tax Thief Gets 20 Months CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a long stretch behind bars after a federal jury slammed the door on his attempt to bleed a D.C. tech giant dry. The jury found the suspect…
D.C. Tech Firm Shaken Down in Cyber Extortion
⏱ 2 min read WASHINGTON D.C. – A Charlotte, North Carolina man is staring down serious time after a federal jury slammed him with a guilty verdict yesterday in a brazen cyber extortion plot against a major tech firm based in the nation’s capital. The victim, an international technology company, was subjected to a prolonged…
Charlotte Crook Convicted in D.C. Tech Co.’s Cyber Blackmail Blitz
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years SEE ALSO: Meth Ring Busted: Deported Man Faces Time CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The cyber world trembled as a Charlotte man was found guilty of pulling off a massive cyber extortion shakedown against a D.C.-based tech giant. Cameron Curry, 27, hit the jackpot with…
Justice Dept. Nukes Iranian Cyber Ops in Shocking Takeover
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Border Surge: 250 New Cases Hit Texas Courts SEE ALSO: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time Bombshell in the digital battlefield! The Department of Justice has struck a major blow against Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, seizing four key domains used in their cyber-enabled psychological operations. This groundbreaking action came…
IRAN: DOJ Seizes Domains in Cyber Ops Disruption
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Border Surge: 250 New Cases Hit Texas Courts SEE ALSO: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time The Department of Justice hit the brakes on Iran’s digital repression with a bold move. Four key domains were seized today in a fierce battle against hacking and transnational dirty tricks by the Islamic Republic…
