Was a hack of a U.S. retailer used to develop an ISIL hit list of American military members and government employees? According to a federal complaint unsealed today, it appears it was. From the Department of Justice: Malaysian authorities have detained Kosovo citizen Ardit Ferizi in Malaysia on a U.S. provisional arrest warrant alleging that he provided…
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Convicted Hacker Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft Committed While Incarcerated in Federal Prison
There’s an update to the case involving Ardit Ferizi, whose criminal history and conviction for hacking and providing material support to a terrorist organization have been covered previously. Just last month, Ferizi had been sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was granted a reduction to time served plus 10 years supervised release, to be…
Imprisoned hacker ordered to be released, promptly deported
AP reports: A computer hacker serving 20 years for giving the Islamic State group the personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel has been granted compassionate release because of the coronavirus pandemic and will be placed in ICE custody for prompt deportation, a federal judge ordered Thursday. U.S. District Judge Leonie…
Kosovo Hacker Who Aided Islamic State to Be Sentenced in US to 20 Years (Updated)
Update: Ferizi has been sentenced to 20 years, Reuter reports. I’ll upload DOJ’s press release when it’s available. Original report: AP reports that Ardit Ferizi, also known as “Th3Dir3ctorY,” is scheduled to be sentenced today. Ferizi had pleaded guilty in June to assisting the Islamic State, and is the first person convicted of both hacking and terrorism charges. Ferizi hacked…
ISIL-Linked Hacker Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support
There’s an update to a previously reported prosecution. From the DOJ: Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkemaof the Eastern District of Virginia to providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and…
Islamic State-linked hacker makes first US appearance in federal court
Channel NewsAsia reports: A Kosovar citizen accused of hacking the personal data of more than a thousand U.S. officials and sending it to Islamic State militants in Syria appeared in U.S. federal court in Virginia on Wednesday. It was the first time Ardit Ferizi, 20, had publicly appeared in the United States since being extradited…