It’s been a long time coming — too long, some might say — but the Russian hacker involved in the Kelihos botnet will find out his sentence today. Peter Levashov pleaded guilty in September, 2018. Another Russian national, Oleg Koshkin, 41, formerly of Estonia, operated the websites “Crypt4U.com,” “fud.bz” and others. According to court records…
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TX: Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison
There’s an update to a previously noted case in Texas. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas on July 8: PLANO, Texas – A McKinney man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Demetrius Cervantes, 46, pleaded guilty…
High-Level Member of FIN7 Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards
There’s an update to the case involving a member of FIN7. Three members of the group had been taken into custody in 2018 and their alleged ringleader pleaded guilty in 2020 A Ukrainian national was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to seven years in prison for his role in the criminal work…
Former Cedar Rapids Hospital Employee Sentenced for Accessing Ex-Boyfriend’s Medical Records
A former Cedar Rapids hospital employee, who wrongfully accessed and distributed her ex-boyfriend’s medical records, was sentenced on June 14, 2021. Jennifer Lynne Bacor, age 41, from Las Vegas, Nevada, received probation after pleading guilty to one count of wrongfully obtaining individually identifiable health information under false pretenses. In a plea agreement, Bacor admitted she…
ADT Technician Sentenced for Hacking Home Security Footage
There’s an update to a previously reported case: A home security technician was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison for repeatedly hacking into customers’ video feeds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Prerak Shah. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old former ADT employee, pleaded guilty to computer fraud in January. He was sentenced…
Middletown Man Sentenced To Six Months of Home Confinement For Damaging Former Employer’s Computer Network
David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Levii Delgado, 36, of Middletown, was sentenced today to six months of home confinement and over $13,000 in restitution by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Delaware. Delgado pled guilty in February 2021…