British hacker Joseph O’Connor, who hacked more than 100 accounts of politicians and celebrities, was sentenced to five years in prison. DEA News.
“Joseph O’Connor … has been sentenced to five years in prison for involvement in widespread cybercriminal activity,” the US Southern District Attorney’s Office of New York said in a statement. Said.
It was noted that O’Connor pleaded guilty during the trial – he said he hacked 130 accounts of politicians and celebrities in 2020, while 45 records were used for fraudulent activities. O’Connor and his accomplices stole a total of $794,000 in cryptocurrencies that have yet to be repaid.
Earlier in Moscow, the court ruled sentence To hackers for trading card data in the amount of more than 1 billion rubles.
Members of the hacker group were threatened with up to seven years in prison, but the defendants pleaded guilty, which was considered extenuating circumstances by the court.