"Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify a teenage male as a suspect in the case," the cops said in announcing the arrest. The juvenile suspect turned himself in on September 17, and was booked on three counts of obtaining and using personal identifying information of another person to harm or impersonate, one count of extortion, one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, and one count of unlawful acts regarding computers."
"This arrest comes as British cops last week arrested two other teens accused of being members of the notorious cybercrime gang. The two UK teens, Thalha Jubair, 19, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, were charged with crimes related to the cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in August 2024. In addition to the UK charges against the two teens, American authorities also charged Jubair for his alleged role in more than 120 intrusions with at least $115 million in ransom payments."
The FBI's Las Vegas Cyber Task Force and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Cyber Investigative Group investigated intrusions into Las Vegas casino networks between August and October 2023. Detectives identified a teenage male who turned himself in on September 17 and was booked on counts including obtaining and using personal identifying information, extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, and unlawful acts regarding computers. The teen is held at Clark County Juvenile Detention Center while prosecutors seek transfer to adult criminal court. Related arrests in the UK include two teens charged over a Transport for London cyberattack, and charges link one suspect to over 120 intrusions with at least $115 million in ransoms.
Read at Theregister
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]