Jason Meisner reports: A Tennessee man was sentenced Tuesday in Chicago’s federal court to nearly four years in prison for his role in a notorious group of cybercriminals responsible for a destructive hacking spree on dozens of businesses, nonprofits and government entities. Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and wearing thick, black-rimmed eyeglasses, Timothy Justen…
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NullCrew hacker had FBI’s attention by the time he was 17
Jon Seidel reports: Nine years ago, Timothy French began his hacking career, the feds say. By 2011, he had the FBI’s attention. Today, he is 22 years old. Now federal prosecutors want to send the NullCrew hacker to prison for as many as seven years after he helped expose 12,000 Bell Canada customer usernames and…
Member of Computer Hacking Group “NullCrew” Pleads Guilty in Cyber-Attacks on Corporations, Universities and Governments
Here’s the government’s press release on Timothy French’s plea yesterday: A Tennessee man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he helped launch cyber-attacks on corporations, universities and governmental entities throughout the world. As a member of the hacking group “NullCrew,” TIMOTHY JUSTEN FRENCH exploited computer vulnerabilities to obtain unauthorized access and steal confidential…
NullCrew hacker pleads guilty
Jon Seidel reports that NullCrew member Timothy J. French pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Chicago. NullCrew’s attacks on Bell Canada, University of Virginia, Spokeo, Comcast, and other entities have been covered in the past on this site (search NullCrew), and many of NullCrew’s “Fuck the System!” newsletters and YouTube videos remain available online. During one…
Hacker claims Comcast breach linked to unpatched Zimbra vulnerability noted by NullCrew
There’s a new claim in the Comcast breach first reported by Steve Ragan. Darren Pauli reports that a hacker claiming responsibility for the breach notes that it was NullCrew’s hack and taunting of Comcast in 2014 that set the stage for the theft of hundreds of thousands of users’ information. Well, that and Comcast’s failure to…
Alleged NullCrew hacker has bond revoked
This time it’s accurate. Alleged NullCrew member and hacker Timothy French has had his bond revoked for violating its terms by using his laptop and connecting to the Internet. He was caught because he was using wi-fi while in his car at a McDonald’s. Read more on Chicago Sun-Times.