Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

Computer Crime Documents

Year 2004

• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft at the High Technology Crime Investigation Association 2004 International Training Conference (September 13, 2004)



• Remarks of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Laura H. Parsky to a Joint Meeting of the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (September 14, 2004)



• Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004)



• California Man Admits Hacking Into Computers of High-Technology Company (August 31, 2004)



• Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004)



• Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004)



• Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004)



• Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004)



• China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004)



• Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004)



• Statement of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "Multilateral Law Enforcement Treaties" (June 17, 2004)



• Testimony of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Laura H. Parsky before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation (June 16, 2004)
  
  

• Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004)
  
  

• Vallejo, California Woman Charged with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access to Embezzle More Than $875,035 (May 27, 2004)
  
  
• Statement of Attorney General John Ashcroft at the Meeting of G8 Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (May 11, 2004)



• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
  
  
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Sentenced to One Year for Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 23, 2004)
  
  
• Louisiana Man Arrested for Releasing 911 Worm to WebTV Users (February 19, 2004)
  
  
• Two California Men Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining Credit Information, Attempted Credit Fraud (February 10, 2004)
  
  
• Former Employees of Dallas-based Car Parts Distributorship Charged with Repeatedly Intruding into Competitor’s Computer Database for Commercial Advantage and Illegally Trafficking in Computer Passwords. (February 9, 2004)
  
  
  
• Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004)
  
  
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004)

Year 2003

• Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003)
  
  
• Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003)
  
  
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003)
  
  
• Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003)
  
  
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
  
  
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
  
  
• Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003)
  
  
• Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003)
  
  
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003)
  
  
• President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003)
  
  
• Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003)
  
  
• Deputy Assistant Attorney General John G. Malcolm's Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census (September 10, 2003)
  
  
• U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003)
  
  
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003)
  

• Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003)
  
  

• Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003)

• FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003)

• Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003)

• Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003)

• Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003)
  
  

• Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Oredered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003)

• Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003)
  
  
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003)
  
  
• San Jose, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (April 2, 2003)
  
  
• Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003)
  
  
• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003)
  
  
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13, 2003)
  
  
• California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003)
  
  
• Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003)
  
  
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003)
  
  
• U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003)
  
  
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003)
  
  
• Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003)
  
  
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (Februay 6, 2003)
  
  
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003)

Year 2002

• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Charged in Western District's First Computer Hacking Indictment (December 20, 2002)
  
  
• U.S. Arrests Queens, New York, Man on Computer Fraud Charges (December 20, 2002)
  
  
• Disgruntled UBS Paine Webber Employee Charged with Allegedly Unleashing "Logic Bomb" on Company Computers (December 17, 2002)
  
  

• Hacker Pleaded Guilty to Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (November 15, 2002)

• London, England Hacker Indicted Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for Accessing Military Computers (November 12, 2002)
  
  
• British National Charged with Hacking Into N.J. Naval Wapons Station Computers, Disabling Network After Sept. 11; Indictment Also Filed in Virginia For Other Military Intrusions (November 12, 2002)
  
  
• Russian Computer Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison (October 4, 2002)
  
  

• San Gabriel Valley, California Man Pleads to Illegally Accessing Former Employer's Computers (September 9, 2002)

• San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted in Scheme to Hack Into Software Firm Computer and Delete $2.6 Million Project (August 2, 2002)

• Two Kazakhstan Citizens Accused of Breaking Into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer and Extortion are Extradited (May 21, 2002)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin Man Charged with Computer Intrusion, Software Piracy and Numerous Destructive Acts (May 7, 2002)
  
  

• Creator of Melissa Computer Virus Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison (May 1, 2002)

• U.S. Charges Engineer with Computer Intrusion, Destruction of Database at Manhattan Apparel Company (April 26, 2002)

• Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Las Vegas Medical Imaging Computer System (April 17, 2002)

• Computer Operator Sentenced for Breaking Into Ex-Employer’s Database (March 27, 2002)

• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Unauthorized Access into Computer System of Alltel Communications, Inc.; Threatening E-Mails (March 26, 2002)
  

• Former Computer Network Administrator at New Jersey High-Tech Firm Sentenced for Unleashing $10 Million Computer “Time Bomb” (February 26, 2002)

• Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Malcolm’s Testimony before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary (February 22, 2002)

• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corporation (February 19, 2002)
  
  
• San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Catholic Healthcare West Computer Causing Damage (January 18, 2002)
  
  

Year 2001

• Bowdoinham, Maine Hacker Into United States Courts’ Information System Pleads Guilty (December 18, 2001)

• Connecticut Hacker Indicted for Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (December 18, 2001)

• Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access into Computer Systems of Connecticut Consulting Firm (December 14, 2001)
  
  
• Former Financial Institution Employee Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information (November 30, 2001)
  
  
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Sentenced for Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer's Computer System (November 26, 2001)
  
  
• Guidance on New Authorities that Relate to Computer Crime and Electronic Evidence Enacted in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (October 26, 2001)
  
  
• Man Indicted for Hacking Computers Belonging to Public Affairs Group (October 22, 2001)
  
  

• Russian Computer Hacker Convicted by Jury in Seattle, Washington (October 10, 2001)

• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employee Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank to Defraud Chase Financial Corp. and Chase Manhattan Bank (October 9, 2001)

• Brian K. West, Employee of Oklahoma ISP, Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access Charge Under 18 U.S.C. S 1030(a)(2)(c) (September 24, 2001)

• Chardon, Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer’s Computer System (September 14, 2001)

• Broward County, Florida Man Convicted of Sending Computer Virus to Destroy Purity Wholesale Grocers Inc’s Computer Systems (September 6, 2001)
  
  

• Hacker Sentenced in New York City for Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (September 5, 2001)

• Former Cisco Accountants Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (August 20, 2001)

• Russian National Indicted in Sacramento, California, on Computer Intrusion Charges (August 16, 2001)

• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees in Cleveland, Ohio, Indicted for Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corp. Computer Systems (August 7, 2001)
  
  
• Orange County, California Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking University Computers, Defrauding Western Union (August 1, 2001)
  
  
• Lusby, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging IRS Computers (July 24, 2001)
  
  
• Attorney General Ashcroft's Speech Announcing Expansion of CHIP Program and Establishment of Nine New CHIP units (July 20, 2001)
  
  
• Fact sheet on Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) units (July 20, 2001)
  
  
• Russian Computer Hacker Indicted in California for Breaking into Computer Systems and Extorting Victim Companies (June 20, 2001)
  
  
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Charged for Unlawful Access to Computer Server (July 6, 2001)
  
  
• Hampton, New Hampshire Man Convicted and Sentenced for Hacking into Former Employer's Computer Server (June 18, 2001)
  
  
• New York City Computer Security Expert Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment for Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (June 13, 2001)
  
  
• Tracking a Computer Hacker, Daniel A. Morris, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• It’s Not Just Fun and "War Games" – Juveniles and Computer Crime, Joseph V. DeMarco, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Attorney General Ashcroft’s Remarks before the First Annual Computer Privacy, Policy & Security Insititute (May 22, 2001)
  
  
• Orange County Computer Hacker Arrested In Scheme to Use Stolen Credit Cards to Make Wire Money Transfers via Western Union (April 18, 2001)
  
  
• Former Lance, Inc. Employee, from North Carolina Sentenced to 24 Months and Ordered to Pay $194,609 Restitution in Computer Fraud Case (April 13, 2001)
  
  
• Two Men from California Indicted on Conspiracy to Commit Computer and Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (April 4, 2001)
  
  
• Former Cisco Employee Pleads Guilty to Exceeding Authorized Access to Obtain Information from Cisco’s Computer Systems (March 21, 2001)
  
  
• Working with Victims of Computer Network Hacks, Richard P. Salgado, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Supervised Release and Probation Restrictions in Hacker Cases, Christopher M.E. Painter, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Ex-GTE Employee Pleads Guilty to Intentionally Damaging Protected GTE Computers (March 20, 2001)
  
  
• NIPC Advisory 01-003(March 8, 2001)
  
  
• NIPC Advisory 01-003 Press Release (March 8, 2001)
  
  
• New York City Computer Security Expert Convicted by Jury of Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (March 7, 2001)
  
  
• Former Federal Court Systems Administrator Sentencedfor Hacking Into Government Computer System (January 21, 2001)
  
  

Year 2000

• Texas hacker pleads guilty to 7 charges of unlawfully obtaining access to computers belonging to the U.S. Postal Service, the State of Texas, the Canadian Department of Defence and the private sector (December 6, 2000)

 
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in New York City to Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (December 1, 2000)

 
• Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Government Computers (November 7, 2000)

 
• Nine are Indicted for Unlawfully Accessing Computers of U.S. Postal Service, State of Texas, and Canadian Department of Defense (October 12, 2000)

• Orange County Man in Federal Custoday for Hacking into Government Computers (September 21, 2000)

• Man Indicted for Engaging in Stock Hoax by Using Bogus Press Release (September 28, 2000)

• "Global Hell" Hacker Sentenced to 26 Months Imprisonment (September 6, 2000)

• Three Kazak Men Arrested in London for Hacking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer System (August 14, 2000)

• "Darkside Hacker" Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison (July 24, 2000)

• Hacker Group Leader Arrested for Breaking into NASA Computers (July 12, 2000)

• New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Two Individuals on Charges of Trafficking in Counterfeit Chips and Software (June 22, 2000)

• Attorney General Reno’s Keynote Address at the ITAA Cybercrime Summit (June 19, 2000)

• Remarks of James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, on the "Internet as the Scene of Crime" at the International Computer Crime Conference in Oslo, Norway (May 29, 2000)

• Statement of Louis J. Freeh, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Before the Senate Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee for the Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, on Cybercrime (March 28, 2000)

• Statement of James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, on Cybercrime and The Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Act (May 25, 2000)

• Former Computer Network Administrator Guilty of Unleashing $10 Million Programming "Timebomb" (May 9, 2000)

• U.S. Indicts 17 in Alleged International Software Piracy Conspiracy (May 4, 2000)

• Alaska Man Indicted for Alleged Attack on United States Court Computer Systems (April 19, 2000)

• Second "Global Hell" Hacker Pleads Guilty; Patrick Gregory Faces up to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Telecommunications Fraud and Computer Hacking (April 12, 2000)

• Chad Davis, "Global Hell" Hacker, Sentenced to Six Months in Prison, Three Years Probation, for Air Force Network Hacks (March 1, 2000)

• Boston Computer Hacker Charged with Illegal Access and Use of United Stated Government and Private Systems (February 23, 2000)

• Speech by Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at the High-Tech Crime Summit in Washington, DC (January 12, 2000)
  
  

Year 1999

• "Darkside Hacker" Pleads Guilty in Federal Court After Stealing National Internet Company Passwords (December 20, 1999)

• Creator of "Melissa" Computer Virus Pleads Guilty to State and Federal Charges (December 9, 1999)
  
  
• Internet Service Provider Charged with Intercepting Customer Communications and Possessing Unauthorized Password Files (November 22, 1999)

• "Web Bandit" Sentenced to 15 Months Imprisonment, 3 Years of Supervised Release, for Hacking USIA, NATO, Web Sites (November 19, 1999)

• "Phone Masters" Ringleaders Sentenced to Prison; 41-Month and Two-Year Terms to be Served by Telecommunications Hackers (September 16, 1999)

• Kevin Mitnick Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison; Computer Hacker Ordered to Pay Restitution to Victim Companies Whose Systems Were Compromised (August 9, 1999)
  
  

Year 1998

• Eugene E. Kashpureff Pleaded Guilty to Unleashing Software on the Internet That Interrupted Service for Tens of Thousands of Internet Users Worldwide (March 19, 1998)

• Israeli Citizen Arrested in Israel for Hacking United States and Israeli Government Computers (March 18, 1998)

• Juvenile Computer Hacker Cuts off FAA Tower At Regional Airport -- First Federal Charges Brought Against a Juvenile for Computer Crime (March 18, 1998)

• Former Chief Computer Network Program Designer Arraigned for Alleged $10 Million Computer "Bomb" (February 17, 1998)
  
  

Year 1997

• Statement of Robert S. Litt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Before the Subcommittee on Social Security Senate Ways and Means Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., (May 6, 1997)

• Internet Crimes Affecting Consumers: Statement of Robert S. Litt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., (March 19, 1997)
  
  
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