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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Jul. 29, 2019

Texan guilty of 27 charges in LA Superior Court hacking, phishing scheme

The man sent 2 million malicious phishing emails, which were answered by hundreds of court staffers disclosing their passwords.

A federal jury found a Texas man guilty of 27 criminal charges for hacking into the Los Angeles County Superior Court computer system and using it to send 2 million malicious phishing emails, which were answered by hundreds of court staffers disclosing their passwords to him.

Oriyomi Sadiq Aloba and his co-conspirators stole email addresses and passwords from hundreds of court employees after compromising one staffer's email, acco...

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