Blog Posts Tagged with "Conviction"
Georgia Man Convicted for Role in Phishing Operation
July 03, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Osarhieme Uyi Obaygbona, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted last week of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit identity theft, and conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to protected computers. Phishing attacks use fraudulent web pages that mimic the legitimate web pages...
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Man Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Prison for Identity Theft
June 04, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Michael Garcia was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 57 months in prison for fraud. Garcia accessed the computer servers of a law firm and an accountant firm without their knowledge or authorization and downloaded the personal information of more than 1,450 clients and employees...
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Hacker Pleads Guilty to Celebrity Computer Intrusions
March 27, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Chaney admitted he hacked into the e-mail accounts by taking the victims’ e-mail addresses, clicking on the “Forgot your password?” feature, then re-setting the passwords by answering security questions using publicly available information he found on the Internet...
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Zeus Trojan Bank Fraud Hacker Sentenced
March 26, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Hackers had used the Zeus Trojan, which would embed itself in victims’ computers and recorded their keystrokes as they logged into their online bank accounts, to steal money from small and mid-sized businesses throughout the United States...
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Four Convicted for Roles in Massive Identity Theft Ring
March 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
After a five week trial, four defendants have been convicted for their roles in one of the largest bank fraud and identity theft schemes in California history, with dozens of victims in four states and millions of dollars in losses...
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