12-Year Prison Sentence for $200mn Handset Fraudster
Muhammad Fahd bribed AT&T insiders like Marc Sapatin to unlock handsets and infect the operator’s systems with malware.
Money Launderer Admits to Operating $311mn Bitcoin Mixer for Darknet Businesses
Larry Harmon’s ‘Helix’ mixer obscured the origins of cryptocurrency earned by drug dealers and other illegal enterprises.
Anti-Virus Mogul John McAfee Charged with Using Twitter for Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud
McAfee claimed his phone and Twitter account had been taken over soon after he began promoting cryptocurrencies.
US Extradites Australian and Chinese for $50mn Premium SMS Billing Scam
The long arm of the American law still pursues more convictions after already imprisoning and fining a series of business executives.
US Authorities Claim Phone Encryption Will Lead to Child Sex Abuse
Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams segued from one story about a locked phone to an ‘exponential’ rise in pedophilia.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country ‘safe for their own cyber criminals’.
Police Raids in 19 Countries Take Down 60 Pirate Movie Servers
The US-led operation prompted arrests in the USA and Cyprus, whilst an alleged Norwegian conspirator remains at large.
Restraining Orders for US Telcos that Spread Indian Robocall Frauds
The US Department of Justice is seeking to stop two VoIP carriers that provided a gateway for millions of scam calls.
Ericsson Pays $1bn to Settle US Bribery Case
The US Department of Justice has detailed some of the eye-watering amounts spent on bribes to win contracts from governments and telcos in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Djibouti and Kuwait.
AT&T Staff Took $1mn in Bribes to Help Theft of 2mn Phones
A Pakistani citizen has been extradited to the USA after allegedly paying staff to install malware on AT&T phones and IT systems.