Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An Andover teenager who led a group of hackers who made fake threats nationwide has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to juvenile detention. The 17-year-old, whose name was not released, was ordered into the custody of the Department of Youth The…
Woman pleads guilty in Virginia unemployment fraud scheme
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A North Carolina woman accused of collecting $130,000 in a Virginia unemployment fraud scheme pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Paula Lane — who is also known as Paula Hipps The…
Saratoga Springs man pleads guilty to hacking United Airlines website
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Saratoga Springs man accused of hacking into the United Airlines website and stealing travel vouchers has pleaded guilty. Ammon Cunningham pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony charge of a pattern of unlawful activity, while three additional felony charges of The…
Trader Pleads Guilty To Largest Known Computer Hacking And Trading Scheme
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Leonid Momotok, of Suwanee, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in an international scheme to hack into three business newswires and steal yet-to-be published press releases containing non-public financial information that was then used…
Woman pleads guilty to identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Friend’s name, Social Security number used in bankruptcy to recover car TEXARKANA — A Malvern woman who tricked a lawyer into filing bankruptcy under another woman’s name and Social Security number so she could keep her car pleaded guilty in federal…
Montefiore Medical Center identity theft ringleader pleads guilty
Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. The head of an identity theft ring that used information stolen from 12,000 Montefiore Medical Center patients pleaded guilty to the scam Monday. Fernando Salazar,…
Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty before U.S. judge in insider-trading case
A 28-year-old Ukrainian hacker pleaded guilty Monday, May 16, 2016, to taking part in a long-running international scheme in which yet-to-be published financial news releases were stolen and the information used in illegal trading that generated an alleged $30 million in profits, according to philly.com, a Philadelphia news portal. The…
Oklahoma Computer hacker pleads guilty in Texas case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An Oklahoma City man faces up to 10 years in prison for a computer hacking attempt targeting a cybersecurity company. Benjamin Earnest Nichols remains free on bond pending sentencing in federal court in Dallas. The 37-year-old Nichols pleading guilty Tuesday to…
Police union leader pleads not guilty to child abuse
The president of Albuquerque’s police union pleaded not guilty to child abuse and intimidation of a witness charges during her first appearance in court Saturday morning. Stephanie Lopez, who has been released from jail after posting a $5,000 cash-only bond, entered the plea in an appearance in Bernalillo County Metropolitan…
Coach pleads no contest to child porn charges
A former youth basketball coach has pleaded no contest to some serious charges. Former coach and organizer for the Rhode Island Hawks Basketball program, Jason Elliot was arrested in 2013. The program sponsors teams for boys in grades 5 through 12. He was sentenced to two years in prison and…