Dark Overlord collaborator imprisoned for trading stolen identities

A Canadian man has been handed a three year prison sentence after being found guilty of buying and selling over 1700 stolen identities on a dark web marketplace. 29-year-old Slava Dmitriev, who ...

Indian National to Spend 20 Years in Prison for Call Center Scheme

An Indian national received a prison sentence of 20 years for having created a call center scheme that preyed upon U.S. individuals. On November 30, U.S. District Judge David Hittner handed down ...
Prison Video-Calling Service Exposes Call Transcripts Between Convicts and Attorneys

Prison Video-Calling Service Exposes Call Transcripts Between Convicts and Attorneys

A security researcher has discovered a critical security lapse in a popular video visitation service for correctional facilities that exposed the call logs and transcriptions of conversations between inmates and the outside ...
Member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ Hacking Grouop Pleads Guilty, Gets Five Years Behind Bars

Member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ Hacking Grouop Pleads Guilty, Gets Five Years Behind Bars

The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced that a United Kingdom national by the name of Nathan Wyatt pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and computer fraud, and ...
US Phone Service Exposes Millions of Messages Between Inmates and Their Friends and Families

US Phone Service Exposes Millions of Messages Between Inmates and Their Friends and Families

Telmate, a company that facilitates monitored inmate communications with the outside world, has exposed a large database containing tens of millions of call logs, private messages, and personal information about inmates and ...
Man Gets Prison Time for Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Veterans

Man Gets Prison Time for Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Veterans

A man received prison time for helping to conduct an identity theft and fraud scheme that targeted thousands of veterans and U.S. service members. On July 9, the Office of Public Affairs ...
Vancouver Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Developing DDoS Botnets

Vancouver Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Developing DDoS Botnets

A Vancouver man received a federal prison sentence for his involvement in developing several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets. On June 25, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced that ...
Nigerian Fraudster Pulled Off $1M Scam While Serving Prison Term

Nigerian Fraudster Pulled Off $1M Scam While Serving Prison Term

A convicted Nigerian fraudster earned more than $1 million from a scam that he executed while serving a multi-year prison term. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched an investigation into ...
Three Romanians Receive Jail Time for Perpetrating Phishing Scheme

Three Romanians Receive Jail Time for Perpetrating Phishing Scheme

Three Romanian individuals have received jail time for perpetuating a multi-million dollar phishing scheme in the United States. On 24 July, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced ...
Former NSA Employee Gets 5 Years in Prison for Retaining Classified Data

Former NSA Employee Gets 5 Years in Prison for Retaining Classified Data

A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) received a five-year prison sentence for retaining classified national defense information. On 25 September, the Department of Justice sentenced Nghia Hoang Pho, ...