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…
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UK cops tell suspect to hand over crypto keys in US hacking case
J. M. Porup reports: At a court hearing earlier this month, the UK’s National Crime Authority (NCA) demanded that Lauri Love, a British computer scientist who allegedly broke into US government networks and caused “millions of dollars in damage,” decrypt his laptop and other devices impounded by the NCA in 2013, leading some experts to warn that a…
Three men associated with Anonymous Australia facing jail time. Part 3: “Lorax” avoids jail
In May, 2014, three men associated with Anonymous in Australia were all arrested and charged. DataBreaches.net covered their involvement with Anonymous and the charges against them. The first man, Mathew Hutchison (“Rax”), pleaded guilty to inciting others to attack government sites. He was able to avoid jail time, but had other conditions imposed on him….
Australian member of #Anonymous sentenced to jail
In May, DataBreaches.net began coverage of the prosecution of three men affiliated with Anonymous in Australia. The first, Mathew Hutchison (a/k/a, “Rax”) was charged with incitement and was sentenced in August to a two-year community corrections order and community service. A second youth, known online as “Juzzy” or “Absantos,” among other aliases, had also been…
US seeks extradition of British man charged with hacking
AP reports: A British man accused of hacking into U.S. government computer networks and stealing sensitive and confidential information was arrested in England on Wednesday, and U.S. prosecutors said they will attempt to have him brought to New Jersey. Lauri Love, of Stradishall, England, has been charged with hacking into agencies including the U.S. Army,…
Accused British hacker, wanted for crimes in US, won’t give up crypto keys
Cyrus Farivar reports: An alleged British hacker who has criminal charges pending in three American federal districts is preparing to petition a Suffolk County, United Kingdom court to compel the National Crime Agency (NCA) to return his encrypted seized computers and storage devices. The BBC reported Friday that Lauri Love “will petition Bury St Edmunds…