CCIPS Press Releases - 2018

Chinese National Charged with Committing Theft of Trade Secrets  December 21, 2018

Pasco Woman Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking And Making Threats Online  December 21, 2018

New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking  December 21, 2018

Two Chinese Hackers Associated With the Ministry of State Security Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information  December 20, 2018

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Phishing Scheme that Victimized Connecticut School Employees  December 20, 2018

Eleven Individuals From Lagos, Nigeria Indicted For Conspiring To Commit Wire Fraud  December 14, 2018

Members of International Movie Piracy Ring Indicted in Scheme to Steal and Sell Pre-Release Hollywood Films and TV Shows  December 12, 2018

Seattle Man Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign  December 7, 2018

Revere Man Charged with Counterfeit Goods and Services  December 4, 2018

California Telescope Enthusiast Sentenced to Prison for Cyber Attack  December 4, 2018

Russian National Charged in Hacking Scheme Targeting Pittsburgh National Golf Course  November 29, 2018

Texas Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud  November 29, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Keynote Address at Georgetown University Law Center's Cybercrime 2020 Conference  November 29, 2018

Iowa Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking and Failure to Pay Child Support  November 28, 2018

Two International Cybercriminal Rings Dismantled and Eight Defendants Indicted for Causing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses in Digital Advertising Fraud  November 27, 2018

San Francisco Resident Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Manufacturing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine  November 27, 2018

Miami Beach Residents Charged with Wire Fraud in Connection with Fraudulent Online Car Sales Website  November 26, 2018

Plymouth Man Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign  November 19, 2018

Former IT Administrator Found Guilty of Federal Charges for Hacking into Computers of His Former Employer in Irvine  November 14, 2018

Three Puerto Rican Men Arrested on Federal Charges in Dish Network Services Piracy Scheme  November 2, 2018

Queens Resident Sentenced to 30 Months’ Imprisonment for Smuggling Counterfeit Apparel into the United States from China  November 2, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces New Initiative to Combat Chinese Economic Espionage  November 1, 2018

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Regarding Chinese Economic Espionage  November 1, 2018

PRC State-Owned Company, Taiwan Company, and Three Individuals Charged With Economic Espionage  November 1, 2018

Former Drexel University Student Sentenced for Cyberstalking Classmate  November 1, 2018

Chinese Intelligence Officers and Their Recruited Hackers and Insiders Conspired to Steal Sensitive Commercial Aviation and Technological Data for Years  October 30, 2018

Former Member of the U.S. Air Force Arrested on Federal Computer Fraud Charges   October 30, 2018

Former Genentech Employees Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets  October 29, 2018

Computer Hacker Who Launched Attacks On Rutgers University Ordered To Pay $8.6m Restitution; Sentenced To Six Months Home Incarceration  October 26, 2018

New Kensington Woman Charged with Copyright Infringement for Reproducing and Selling Copies of TV Shows and Movies  October 26, 2018

Former State Trooper Sentenced for Cyberstalking  October 25, 2018

Former Law School Student Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking  October 24, 2018

Cyber criminal sentenced for hacking universities  October 23, 2018

Former High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to “Celebgate” Hacking  October 22, 2018

New York Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Trafficking more than $3 Million in Counterfeit Footwear and Handbags through Port of Newark  October 22, 2018

California Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking  October 19, 2018

Stanford Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Computer Intrusion Crimes  October 15, 2018

California Man Sentenced For Copyright Infringement  October 15, 2018

Brockton Man Charged with Computer Intrusion  October 12, 2018

Former NASA Contractor Pleads Guilty and Admits Computer Hacking and Threats Made to Obtain Nude Photos of Female Victims  October 11, 2018

Chinese Intelligence Officer Charged with Economic Espionage Involving Theft of Trade Secrets from Leading U.S. Aviation Companies  October 10, 2018

Leader of International Cyber Fraud Ring Returned to United States to Face Federal Racketeering Charges  October 9, 2018

Trial Scheduled for Champaign Man Charged for Allegedly Trafficking Counterfeit Xanax, Money Laundering  October 4, 2018

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Hickey of the National Security Division Delivers Remarks at CyberNext DC  October 4, 2018

U.S. Charges Russian GRU Officers with International Hacking and Related Influence and Disinformation Operations  October 4, 2018

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking The Mother Of His Children  October 4, 2018

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others, Computer Hacking, Sending Child Pornography and Making Over 100 Hoax Bomb Threats  October 3, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Websites For The Combating Terrorism Center At West Point And The New York City Comptroller  October 2, 2018

Justice Department Hosts Cybersecurity Industry Roundtable  September 28, 2018

Twenty-Six Count Indictment Charges Convicted Sex Offender With Computer Hacking, Producing Child Pornography  September 27, 2018

Rhode Island Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking  September 21, 2018

Operator of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you” Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison  September 21, 2018

Romanian Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Hacking of Metropolitan Police Department Surveillance Cameras  September 20, 2018

Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations  September 18, 2018

Second Former Glaxosmithkline Scientist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets to Benefit Chinese Pharmaceutical Company  September 14, 2018

Nigerian National Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Phishing Scheme That Victimized School Employees  September 13, 2018

Latvian National Sentenced to Prison for “Scareware” Hacking Scheme That Targeted Minneapolis Star Tribune Website  September 12, 2018

Russian National Who Operated Kelihos Botnet Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Conspiracy, Computer Crime and Identity Theft Offenses  September 12, 2018

Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign  September 10, 2018

Four Chinese State-Owned Industrial Companies Arraigned In Economic Espionage Conspiracy  September 7, 2018

New Orleans Man Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods  September 7, 2018

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Landmark Cyberstalking Resulting in Death Conviction in Matusiewicz Case  September 7, 2018

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged Russian Hacker Responsible For Massive Network Intrusions At U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies  September 7, 2018

North Korean Regime-Backed Programmer Charged With Conspiracy to Conduct Multiple Cyber Attacks and Intrusions  September 6, 2018

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking  September 6, 2018

Former NASA Contractor Arrested on Charges Alleging Hacking and Online Threats Made to Obtain Nude Photos of Female Victims  September 5, 2018

Former Glaxosmithkline Scientist Pleads Guilty To Stealing Trade Secrets To Benefit Chinese Pharmaceutical Company  August 31, 2018

Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Buying And Selling Counterfeit Airbags  August 31, 2018

North Branford Man Who Hacked into More Than 200 Apple iCloud Accounts Sentenced to Prison  August 29, 2018

Wilkes-Barre Man Pleads Guilty To Computer Hacking Offense  August 27, 2018

Ukrainian Sentenced for Trafficking in Hacked Financial Information August 24, 2018

Florida Man Arrested and Charged with Extensive Cyberstalking and Threats Campaign August 23, 2018

Plymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign August 23, 2018

Two Nigerian Men Sentenced For Spearphishing Email Scheme August 22, 2018

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Cyberstalking Campaign August 22, 2018

Opening Statement of Associate Deputy Attorney General Sujit Raman at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism's Hearing on Cyber Threats to our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure August 21, 2018

Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Air Bag Covers and Nameplate Badges August 21, 2018

Minnesota Attorney Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Connection With Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme August 17, 2018

Hacker Charged With Illegally Accessing Computer Network Of Bay Area Company August 9, 2018

5 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeiting Scheme August 7, 2018

New York Man Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets August 1, 2018

Three Members of Notorious International Cybercrime Group “Fin7” In Custody for Role in Attacking Over 100 U.S. companies August 1, 2018

Jury Convicts Man Who Hacked Boston Children's Hospital And Wayside Youth & Family Support Network August 1, 2018

Vietnamese National Sentenced for Wire Fraud, Identity Theft and Money Laundering Scheme August 1, 2018

Russian Hacker Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison in Scheme that Caused $4.1 Million in Losses with Fraudulent Debit Cards July 27, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty To Copyright Infringement July 23, 2018

Two Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl July 19, 2018

Attorney General Sessions Announces Publication of Cyber-Digital Task Force Report July 19, 2018

Indictment: Man Behind Cyberattacks Was Working for Wichita Lawyer July 17, 2018

Former Apple Employee Indicted On Theft Of Trade Secrets July 16, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks Announcing the Indictment of Twelve Russian Intelligence Officers for Conspiring to Interfere in the 2016 Presidential Election Through Computer Hacking and Related Offenses July 13, 2018

Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election July 13, 2018

Tennessee Man Indicted on Federal Charges in Cyberstalking and Identity Theft Case July 12, 2018

Former DuPont Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets and Lying to the FBI July 11, 2018

Electrical Engineer Found Guilty for Intending to Convert Trade Secrets from Defense Contractor July 10, 2018

Long Beach Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Leading Counterfeit Opioid Scheme that Distributed Fentanyl Analogue July 10, 2018

Two Defendants Convicted on All Counts for International Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme July 6, 2018

Court Imposes Maximum Fine on Sinovel Wind Group for Theft of Trade Secrets July 6, 2018

Rochester Man Charged With Hacking Online Accounts Of Young Women June 29, 2018

Former DuPont Employee Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets and Lying to the FBI June 28, 2018

Eight Arrested in Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy June 25, 2018

Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.1 Million Email Phishing Scam June 22, 2018

Nigerian National Admits Role in Phishing Scheme that Victimized Glastonbury School Employees June 22, 2018

Shelton Man Charged with Distributing Counterfeit Drugs June 20, 2018

Fitchburg Woman and Saugus Man Sentenced for Roles in Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy June 20, 2018

Long Island Man Sentenced For Cyberstalking And Sending Drugs To Ex-Girlfriend June 20, 2018

Six Former And Current Fitbit Employees Indicted For Possessing Multiple Trade Secrets Stolen From Jawbone June 14, 2018

Former State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking June 14, 2018

Mountain Brook Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend and Associate of Hers June 13, 2018

Former Chemours Employee Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Trade Secrets Conspiracy In Bid To Lure Chinese Investors Into Sodium Cyanide Market June 12, 2018

Richmond Resident Convicted Of Hacking Into Online Newspaper’s Account And Causing Damage June 7, 2018

Columbus Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Local Law Enforcement Officer June 6, 2018

Hacker Known As “Vigilance” Arrested And Charged For Series Of Cyber-Attacks On Minnesota State Government Databases June 5, 2018

New York Man Arrested and Charged with Extensive Cyberstalking Campaign June 1, 2018

Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cyberstalking Charges May 31, 2018

Roswell woman sentenced for distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl & synthetic opioids May 24, 2018

New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Over $3 Million In Counterfeit Footwear And Handbags Through Port Of Newark May 23, 2018

Los Angeles Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Role in Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Opioids May 21, 2018

Nigerian National Charged in Phishing Scheme that Victimized Groton School Employees May 17, 2018

Cyber-Criminal Residing in Latvia Convicted for Role in Operation of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you” May 16, 2018

South Carolina couple sentenced to a total of 138 months in prison for trafficking counterfeit goods, including misbranded pet medicine May 10, 2018

California Man Arrested For Hacking Websites For The Combating Terrorism Center At West Point And The New York City Comptroller May 10, 2018

Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods by Operating Counterfeit Airbag Business in Albuquerque May 9, 2018

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to 25 Offenses Associated with Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others May 9, 2018

Romanian Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Staging Denial of Service Attacks on ‘World of Warcraft’ Servers May 7, 2018

Two Romanian citizens extradited to Atlanta to face cyber and fraud charges in connection with a “vishing and smishing” scheme May 4, 2018

Connecticut man charged with cyberstalking May 4, 2018

Solon Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking May 3, 2018

Former Cumming police officer sentenced to prison for accepting bribes and computer fraud May 3, 2018

IT Operations Manager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer May 1, 2018

Two Businessmen Charged With Conspiring to Commit Economic Espionage for Benefit of Chinese Manufacturing Company April 27, 2018

Seller of Counterfeit and Unapproved Pharmaceuticals Sentenced to Prison April 27, 2018

Gloucester Woman Sentenced for Role in Counterfeit Steroid Trafficking Scheme April 26, 2018

Worcester Business Owner Sentenced for Defrauding Snap and Selling Counterfeit Merchandise April 26, 2018

United States Attorney Addresses Rising Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Pills April 26, 2018

Ypsilanti Man Sentenced in Computer Intrusion Case April 26, 2018

Crescent Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Cyberstalking Public School Teacher April 26, 2018

Former University of Iowa Student Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud Charge April 23, 2018

Round Rock Man Faces Federal Counterfeiting Charges April 19, 2018

Canadian Drug Firm Admits Selling Counterfeit and Misbranded Prescription Drugs Throughout the United States April 13, 2018

Former Airline Employee Sentenced For Hacking PenAir's Ticketing And Reservations System April 12, 2018

North Branford Man Admits to Hacking Apple iCloud Accounts of More Than 200 People, Including Celebrities April 12, 2018

Niagara County Man Sentenced On Child Pornography And Cyberstalking Charges April 11, 2018

Newton Man Charged with 24 Additional Offenses Associated with Cyberstalking Former Housemate April 9, 2018

Co-Owner & CEO of Computer Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Steal Intellectual Property April 5, 2018

Three O.C. Men Face Federal Narcotics Charges that Allege Distribution of Counterfeit Opioid Pills Containing Fentanyl April 5, 2018

Canadian Pharmacist Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit and Adulterated Botox to Local Doctors April 4, 2018

Plymouth Man Charged with Cyberstalking Campaign April 3, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Sports Apparel March 30, 2018

Lynn Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Role in Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy March 30, 2018

Arizona-Based Peer-To-Peer Bitcoin Trader Convicted of Money Laundering March 29, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Delivers Remarks Announcing Nine Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps March 23, 2018

Nine Iranians Charged With Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps March 23, 2018

Owner of Sharebeast.com sentenced for copyright infringement March 22, 2018

Nicholasville Men Indicted For School Shooting Threat Hoax and Cyberstalking March 22, 2018

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking And Sending Drugs To Ex-Girlfriend March 22, 2018

Virginia Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Cyberstalking and Communicating Interstate Threats March 22, 2018

Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Importing Counterfeit Drugs March 20, 2018

Shrewsbury Couple Sentenced for Roles in Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy March 15, 2018

Defendant Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Transnational Cyber Scam March 12, 2018

Former Employee of House Member Sentenced to Prison Term on Charges in Cyberstalking Case March 8, 2018

Four Individuals Indicted For Trafficking In Counterfeit Goods March 8, 2018

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Cincinnati Victim March 2, 2018

U.S./Israeli Man Indicted for Hate Crime and Threats to Jewish Community Centers, Israeli Embassy, Anti-Defamation League, Conveying False Information, and Cyberstalking February 28, 2018

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend February 27, 2018

Attorney General Sessions Announces New Cybersecurity Task Force February 20, 2018

Houston Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Cyber Attack on Los Angeles County Superior Court February 16, 2018

California Man Convicted of Directing Cyber-Attack Against Oklahoma Business February 15, 2018

San Francisco Woman Who Helped Sell Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison February 9, 2018

Niagara Falls Man Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Goods February 9, 2018

Saugus Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy February 8, 2018

Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Rybicki of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Announcing International Cyber Fraud Ring Takedown February 7, 2018

Thirty-six Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Transnational Criminal Organization Responsible for More than $530 Million in Losses from Cybercrimes February 7, 2018

Latvian National Pleads Guilty to “Scareware” Hacking Scheme That Targeted Minneapolis Star Tribune Website February 6, 2018

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Trafficking of Counterfeit Apple Goods Into the United States February 2, 2018

Three Florida Residents Sentenced for Operating an Illegal Steroid and Counterfeit Prescription Drug Lab February 2, 2018

Former Irondequoit Police Officer Sentenced For Cyber Stalking His Ex-Girlfriend February 1, 2018

North Smithfield Man Detained on Cyberstalking Charges January 25, 2018

Chinese Company Sinovel Wind Group Convicted of Theft of Trade Secrets January 24, 2018

Mountain Brook Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend and Associate of Hers January 23, 2018

Two Former Employees of House Member Plead Guilty to Charges in Cyberstalking Case January 23, 2018

Staten Island Man Gets 30 Months In Prison For Trafficking Over $2.5 Million In Counterfeit Footwear Through Port Of Newark January 23, 2018

Chula Vista Man Sentenced in Computer Hacking and Wire Fraud Scheme January 19, 2018

Chinese National Sentenced for Economic Espionage and Theft of a Trade Secret From U.S. Company January 18, 2018

Connecticut Man Charged with Hacking Apple iCloud Accounts Belonging to More Than 250 People, Including Many Celebrities January 11, 2018

Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Local Law Enforcement Officer January 5, 2018