Tag: Cybercrime
Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Machinegun Trafficker Gets 8+ Years SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is staring down a federal sentence after a jury slammed him yesterday for a cold-blooded cyber extortion plot against a major D.C.-based tech company. Cameron Curry, 27, was convicted…
Iowa City Predator Gets 9+ Years
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Meth & Deportation: Dominican Man Faces Time SEE ALSO: NY Dealer Down: 10lbs Meth, 400g Fentanyl DAVENPORT, IA – Nong Chatchanok Press, 23, of Iowa City is heading to federal prison for over nine years after a digital trail of horror led investigators to his door. Press was sentenced yesterday…
Iowa Man Gets 9+ Years for Child Porn
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: MO Salesman Gets 23 Months for Tax Dodge SEE ALSO: Tulsa Man Strangles Partner, Brandishes Gun DAVENPORT, IA – Nong Chatchanok Press, 23, of Iowa City, will spend the next nine years and two months in a federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a sickening trove of child pornography.…
Ex-IT Pro Crippled Firm for a Pay Raise
Learn about the case of a Honolulu man who pleaded guilty to sabotaging his former employer’s computer network. This article emphasizes the dangers of insider threats and highlights the importance of robust cybersecurity measures. The man’s motive was an attempt to secure a higher salary. Sentencing is scheduled for January 19, 2023, with a potential…
Gift Card Scam Bleeds Millions
⏱ 3 min read A shadowy network of overseas criminals drained millions from Americans over two years, using stolen funds to buy high-end electronics shipped out of the country. The scam, active from October 1, 2023, to September 1, 2025, preyed on vulnerable people through classic cons – elder fraud, romance scams, and outright hacking…
Ghoul Texts CEO Widow: ‘Your Kids Are Next’
⏱ 3 min read Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, New York, wasn’t content to let tragedy stand alone. Hours after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was brutally murdered in Manhattan in late 2024, Daley allegedly unleashed a torrent of digital cruelty, flooding Thompson’s family with voicemails. These weren’t condolences; they were celebrations of death and direct…
AI Fraud: Millions Stolen From Real Artists
⏱ 3 min read Michael Smith, a hustler from North Carolina, copped a plea in Manhattan federal court today for a brazen scheme to steal millions from the music industry. Smith wasn’t a musician; he was a fraudster who used artificial intelligence to generate thousands of worthless songs, then flooded streaming platforms with billions of…
Charlotte Tech Extortion Plot Lands Man in Hot Water
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is staring down a lengthy prison sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of trying to bleed a major international tech firm for $2.5 million. Between December 11, 2023, and January 24, 2024, Curry, a former data analyst with inside access, allegedly threatened to unleash…
Dayton Predator Caged: 22+ Years
⏱ 3 min read David Snell, 37, is heading to federal prison for over two decades. The Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced today to 270 months – 22 years and 6 months – for preying on teenage girls online. Between May and July of this year, Snell used Reddit to target vulnerable 16 and 17-year-olds,…
Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Oregon Man Threatens to Kill Senator SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Shake-Down CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a hefty sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of a cold-blooded cyber extortion scheme targeting a major international tech firm. Cameron Curry, 27, thought…
