Max Butler ran CardersMarket.com, an online forum for selling stolen credit card numbers
A former security researcher turned criminal hacker has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for hacking into financial institutions and stealing credit card account numbers.
The Bulgarian residents used eBay to sell expensive and nonexistent vehicles
Two Bulgarians have been sentenced for their roles in an online money-laundering scheme that collected about US$1.2 million from U.S. residents and sent it to a criminal group in Eastern Europe, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Alan Ralsky and three others received jail time for their parts in a spam stock manipulation scheme
One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit.
He threatened to kill members of LiveJournal.com and shoot up universities
An Oakwood, Virginia, man who used a social-networking Web site to make threats of school shootings throughout the country has been sentenced to four years in a federal prison.
The former co-CEO is sentenced to 16 months in prison on a wire fraud charge
Joseph Hirko, the former co-CEO of Enron Broadband Services, was sentenced Monday to 16 months in prison on a wire fraud charge related to false claims made by the failed telecommunications company, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Court also levies fines on four people convicted of copyright infringement in the case
A Chinese court has sentenced four people to jail for pirating Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, China's state-owned media reported on Friday.
Known as 'Little Hacker,' he'd use the 911 system to send SWAT teams to victims' houses
A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him.
A judge referred the alleged spammer to the U.S. Attorney General's Office for criminal proceedings
An alleged spammer could face jail time in connection with a Facebook lawsuit after a judge referred him to the U.S. Attorney General's Office for criminal proceedings.
The Supreme Court denied Joseph Nacchio's request for bail
The outspoken former head of Qwest, who executed a bold merger between the broadband service provider and a local telephone company, reported to prison on Tuesday.
The fugitive Danish IT executive Stein Bagger is being held by the U.S. immigration department and awaiting repatriation to Denmark to face charges.
Stein Bagger, the Danish IT executive who turned himself in to Los Angeles police on Saturday and confessed to being wanted by Interpol, is being held by U.S. immigration officials and will be sent back to Denmark to face charges.
Former WorldCom chief convicted of fraud, conspiracy in 2005, wants Bush clemency grant
Imprisoned former WorldCom chief Bernie Ebbers is hoping that President Bush will give him the gift of clemency this holiday season.
