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Romanian Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison
Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in June. Hulea was extradited to the United States after being arrested by Romanian police in Cluj in July 2023 at a request from U.S. law enforcement authorities.…
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Backpage co-founder sentenced to five years in prison
Michael Lacey, a founder of the defunct classified site Backpage.com, received a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday and was fined $3 million. Lacey was found guilty of money laundering last year in a sweeping case that alleged Backpage executives promoted and profited from prostitution. Lacey was convicted on a single count of international concealment money laundering in November 2023 but…
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Man sentenced for hacking state registry to fake his own death
A 39-year old man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for identity theft and faking his own death in government registry systems. A press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) informs that Jesse Kipf used stolen credentials to access the Hawaii Death Registry System to register himself as a deceased person. The reason…
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