Federal prosecutors in New Jersey on Tuesday charged three men in a $2 million identity theft scheme to hack corporate computer systems and blast spam messages to more than 60 million people. The defendants face up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines on wire fraud charges, and up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines on email and computer conspiracy charges, according to prosecutors. In addition, the indictment indicates $299,653 held in several bank accounts and other assets are subject to forfeiture.
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Three Charged in Hacking Case That Spammed 60M
Posted by: David Jones December 17, 2015 07:00 AMFederal prosecutors in New Jersey on Tuesday charged three men in a $2 million identity theft scheme to hack corporate computer systems and blast spam messages to more than 60 million people. The defendants face up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines on wire fraud charges, and up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines on email and computer conspiracy charges, according to prosecutors. In addition, the indictment indicates $299,653 held in several bank accounts and other assets are subject to forfeiture.