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Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme

BrianKrebs | October 17, 2023 | American Registry for Internet Numbers, Amir Golestan, ARIN, Micfo LLC, Ne'er-Do-Well News, spamhaus, Web Fraud 2.0

Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. Golestan's sentencing comes nearly two years after ...

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Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme

BrianKrebs | November 17, 2021 | African Network Information Centre, AFRINIC, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Amir Golestan, ARIN, Micfo LLC, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Ron Guilmette, Sherri Lydon, spamhaus, Stephen Ryan

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 ...

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A Tough Week for IP Address Scammers

BrianKrebs | May 15, 2019 | American Registry for Internet Numbers, Amir Golestan, ARIN, John Levine, Micfo, Micfo LLC, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Sherri Lydon, Stephen Ryan, The Coming Storm, The Internet for Dummies

In the early days of the Internet, there was a period when Internet Protocol 4 (IPv4) addresses (e.g. 4.4.4.4) were given out like cotton candy to anyone who asked. But these days ...

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