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Man gets 20 years for role in cybercrime syndicate

17
May
2014

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in what authorities say is an unprecedented criminal case involving an international cybercrime syndicate with hundreds of thousands of U.S. victims.

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Hacker Sentenced For Extorting Miss Teen USA Winner

19
Mar
2014

A Southern California computer science student has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for hacking the computers of a future Miss Teen USA and other young women to try to force them to send nude photographs or undress on camera for him.

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Man Who Hacked and Blackmailed Miss Teen USA Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

18
Mar
2014

Jared James Abrahams, the 20-year-old who hacked into the computers of several women, including Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, has been sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison. Abrahams pleaded guilty on November 12, 2013, to one count of computer hacking and three counts of extortion. The US Attorneys Office for the Central District […]

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