2004-2003 News Releases (PDF) Year 2004 Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (December 15, 2004) Fourth Defendant in Massive Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (November 18, 2004) Nineteen Individuals Indicted in Internet 'Carding' Conspiracy (October 28, 2004) CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (October 19, 2004) Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004) Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004) Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004) Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004) Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004) China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004) Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004) Cary Waage Sentenced to Prison for his Role in $60 Million Internet Scam (July 9, 2004) Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004) Wi-Fi Hacker Pleads Guilty to Attempted $17,000,000 Extortion (June 8, 2004) Vallejo, California Woman Charged with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access to Embezzle More Than $875,035 (May 27, 2004) Fraudster Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Internet 'Phishing' Case: Spammer Posed as AOL and Paypal to Con Customers into Providing Personal Information (May 18, 2004) Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004) Department of Justice Announces Arrests of Detroit-Area Men on Violations of the "Can-Spam" Act (April 29, 2004) Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Ebay Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Identity Theft (April 28, 2004) Former Global Crossing Employee Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Posting Thousands of Social Security Numbers and Multiple Threats on his Internet Website (April 16, 2004) Orange County, California Man Indicted on Wiretapping Charges for Installing Spy Hardware on Employer's Computer (March 23, 2004) Oak Park, California Computer Programmer Arrested for Extortion and Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Google, Inc. (March 18, 2004) Mission Viejo, California Teen Guilty in Internet Auction Fraud; Defendant Also Admits $400,000 Bank Fraud (March 1, 2004) Sewell, New Jersey Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks from Stolen Mail (February 27, 2004) 'Cyberscammer' Sentenced to 30 Months for Using Deceptive Internet Names to Mislead Minors to X-Rated Sites (February 26, 2004) Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004) Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004) Mississippi Man Indicted for Attempted Extortion of $2.5 Million from Best Buy Co., Inc. (January 6, 2004) Year 2003 Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003) Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003) Former Global Crossing Employee Convicted of Posting Threats on His Internet Website and Distributing Information to be Used in Identity Theft (December 4, 2003) Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003) Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003) Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003) Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003) Sewell, New Jersey Man Admits to Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks From Stolen Mail (November 18, 2003) Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003) Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003) Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003) President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003) Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003) Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to MSN Internet Fraud (September 12, 2003) U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003) Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Online Escrow Scam (September 5, 2003) Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003) Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003) Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Wiretapping-Related Violation (August 12, 2003) Sacramento, California Woman Convicted of Embezzling More Than $910,000 In Computer Fraud Scheme (August 1, 2003) Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003) FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003) Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003) Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003) Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003) Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Ordered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003) Leader of $60 Million Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (May 16, 2003) Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003) Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003) Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003) St. Joseph, Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003) Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13, 2003) California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003) Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003) Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003) U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003) Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003) Vista, California Man Charged in Complex Internet Facilitated Wire Fraud Scheme (February 13, 2003) Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003) Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 6, 2003) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003) Alleged Leaders of $60 Million Internet Scam Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (January 3, 2003) <<< Return to Cyber Crime Index
