London teenager orchestrated ‘help desk’ extortion scheme against 47 U.S. companies that netted $115 million, says DOJ
via justice.gov
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A London teenager is facing a maximum 95 years in prison for allegedly calling company help desks and convincing employees to reset passwords in a massive campaign to steal data and hold it for ransom. All told, the scheme allegedly extorted 47 unnamed U.S. entities and hit at least 120 computer networks—including the U.S. federal […]