A U.S. court has sentenced a 31-year-old hacker to four years in prison for his involvement in numerous BEC cases, phishing campaigns, romance scams, etc.
The threat actor caused over $1M in damages to individuals.
The 31-year-old hacker and his accomplices carried out romance scams by creating fake accounts on dating websites, engaging romantically with their victims, and then tricking them into transferring their funds overseas.
- These hacking campaigns lasted from December 2011 to January 2017.
- The threat actor stole as much as tens of thousands of dollars from some victims.
- The 31-year-old, a citizen of Nigeria, was arrested in Malaysia and extradited to Arizona.
- He pleaded guilty in December 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire, bank, and mail fraud.
