Matt Miller reports: A computer hacker who targeted female celebrities could face up to 5 years in prison and $250,000 in fines after pleading guilty to federal charges, prosecutors said Tuesday. Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a federal hacking charge before U.S. Middle District Senior Judge William W. Caldwell. According to U.S….
Category: Phishing
El Paso Independent School District employee accounts hacked, money stolen
David Crowder reports: In mid-April, computer hackers had five days’ access to the personal data of a reported 51 El Paso Independent School District employees and were able to redirect their April 15 paychecks. That’s what the district has told the employees who were hacked, including longtime teacher Anne Stewart. EPISD made good on the…
Suspect arrested over using phishing sites to scam users of internet
The China Post reports: Police authorities in Taipei arrested a suspect last week on charges of setting up phishing websites that have allegedly stolen users’ confidential information, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB, 刑事局) has announced. The male suspect, surnamed Liao, was arrested on May 11 for setting up two phishing websites which he allegedly used…
KS: Barton County Treasurer’s Office falls for email scam
KWCH reports that the Barton County Treasurers Office has become the latest victim of an email scam that resulted in a wire transfer of $48,000 to a bank in Georgia. Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellandir said on May 13, the treasurer’s office received several emails which appeared to be from the Barton County Administrator’s Office….
Eric Donys Simeu extradited from France; Phished GDS companies’ customers for login creds (Updated)
ATLANTA – Eric Donys Simeu, a/k/a Martell Collins, a citizen of Cameroon, has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer fraud and access device fraud. Simeu was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on September 23, 2014. According to U.S. Attorney Horn, the charges, and other information presented in court:…
City College of San Francisco notifies students after employee falls prey to phishing scam
The City College of San Francisco is notifying some students after an employee responded to a phishing scam. As the college explains in a letter from Jay Field, Chief Technology Officer: On April 15, 2016, we learned that an employee had responded to a “phishing” email thinking that it was a legitimate request. When we learned of this, we…