by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Andrei Tyurin, a Russian hacker was sentenced in federal court to twelve years in prison on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit computer hacking. The charges stemmed from a number of large data breaches done by Tyurin...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 14, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In my Scam of the day for July 12th I told you about the arrest in Guam of Roman Seleznev, a Russian accused of hacking into the point of sale systems of the Broadway Grill in Washington DC and retail establishments throughout the country between 2009 and 2011. Now,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Six people including both Russian and American citizens were indicted yesterday in New York for hacking into 1,600 StubHub accounts and stealing more than 1.6 million dollars in tickets. StubHub is a website where people can buy and sell sports and entertainment...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Earlier this week Roman Valerevich Seleznev, a Russian national was arrested in Guam by federal law enforcement officers. He is charged with hacking into cash register systems at various retailers in the United States during the years 2009 through 2011. According to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the Department of Justice announced that it had broken up a major bank hacking conspiracy that had used a computer virus that infected more than a million computers worldwide to break into bank accounts around the world and steal from individuals, businesses...
