WASHINGTON — In a stern reminder that international borders do not provide safe harbor for cybercriminals, a 40-year-old Nigerian national was sentenced on Monday to eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a sophisticated, multi-year cyberattack, identity theft, and financial fraud campaign targeting United States businesses and citizens. Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu learned that distance and […]
Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison Over Massive Telecom Extortion and Snowflake Data Breaches
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle sentenced a 22-year-old former U.S. Army soldier to 70 months in federal prison today for orchestrating a sweeping cybercriminal campaign that compromised sensitive data from more than 100 million AT&T customers and targeted major global telecommunications infrastructure. Cameron John Wagenius, who operated under the alias "Kiberphant0m," was also […]
Justice Served: Ukrainian Developer Behind Notorious Conti Ransomware Syndicate Sentenced to Four Years in U.S. Prison
WASHINGTON — In a landmark development for international cybercrime enforcement, a 44-year-old Ukrainian national was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for his instrumental role in the Conti ransomware enterprise. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, also known as Alexsey Alexseevich Litvinenko, stood before a U.S. court to face the consequences of a cybercriminal campaign that […]