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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
We will learn about one Spokane, WA doctor’s desire to hurt those he thought got the best of him. The doctor’s first victim is a former coworker at the center of an internal investigation ending the doctor’s employment. The doctor’s second victim was his ex wife, but complications with their shared girlfriend, who was still his current girlfriend, thwarted that plan. Yes, you heard me right. You won’t want to miss this one. Settle in and enjoy another episode of eCrimeBytes.
Photo Credit: https://www.hackread.com/doctor-bitcoin-dark-web-hitman/
Do not miss our update about yellow frozen milk!
Photo Credit: https://goodcheapeats.com/can-you-freeze-milk/
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If you are unable to see the pictures we included above on your phone, please go here to see it instead: https://ecrimebytes.podbean.com/e/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-10-pt-1-threesomes-and-hitmen
Sources:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59829129/united-states-v-ilg/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59881363/united-states-v-ilg/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/former-spokane-doctor-sentenced-eight-years-federal-prison-after-paying-dark-web
https://www.hackread.com/doctor-bitcoin-dark-web-hitman/
https://www.databreaches.net/doctor-paid-60k-in-bitcoin-to-hire-dark-web-hitmen/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:19 Music
3:41 Updates
5:50 Setting You All Straight About Frozen Yellow Milk!
7:48 Now On To Our Case
10:35 Meet Dr. Ron Ilg
13:24 Know Any Hitmen?
17:04 I Need Another Hitman!
19:00 Ron's Wish List
28:13 Escrow For What?!
29:30 She Is Strong For A Woman!
44:37 With The Nanny?!
47:20 A Coworker's Broken Hands
54:07 How Much For Teaching Her How To Inject Heroin?
55:20 The Missing Phone
56:45 The FBI Interview
1:03:06 What's On Your Phone Ron?
1:06:45 Talking To Other Women Does That
1:08:31 Ron's House Is Searched
1:09:07 What's In The Safe Ron?
1:10:10 Oh Ron.
1:11:50 How To Contact Us
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #2!
Video: https://youtu.be/OZg_yRMdkV4
Ever heard of swatting? Swatting is the act of calling a false emergency such as an active shooting or hostage situation. The address of the fake emergency is usually a victim's home, school, or work. Swatting is usually used as intimidation. Stick around to hear a case about a 20 year old that swatted over 20 times across the US and Canada.
A federal indictment claims Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, made more than 20 “swatting” calls to law enforcement between June and September 2022.
It's alleged that Garcia targeted victims in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Garcia gathered personal information about his victims and then threatened them with harm, demanded money, sexually explicit materials. Sounds like a real piece of work.
Garcia used voice-over internet technology to disguise his voice, and used false identities to make fake reports to non-emergency police numbers. He falsely claimed to have placed explosives in particular locations, as well as claim individuals committed crimes such as murder, rape and kidnapping.
Voice over IP phones are virtual phones on the internet that have a phone number. The can text and
make voice calls.
We talked about swatting in eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7!
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 1: The Community
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 2: Swatting Gets Deadly
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 3: Violence As A Service With ”PatTheBat”
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 5: PlugwalkJoe
eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 7: Swatting Payback In Maryland
You can also look at the swatting category on my blog for more info:
https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/category/swatting/
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Ever wonder how identities are stolen? Here are two cases that involve three law enforcement officers. The first involves a department of corrections officer that used daily inmate intake lists and sold them to a confidential informant. The second case involved two officers in FL who misused their access to a driver's license database to research real victims to file fraudulent tax returns in their name. The second officer in this scheme has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison.
Video: https://youtu.be/hRuarlUp6YY
Links to the sources:
https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/03/31/three-fl-officers-charged-one-sentenced-for-selling-identities-and-tax-fraud/
eCrimeBytes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNEVgQAFtunsi0B4fG4MOfe0diEVpoMqm
Photo Credits:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1955876.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2013-10-03-fl-id-theft-cop-guilty-brief-20131003-story.html
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
During the late 80’s to mid 90’s there was a rebate kingpin in full swing right in the middle of Michigan. From creating fake receipts, to forcing child labor, the kingpin netted thousands of dollars literally only few dollars at a time. Did the fun end there? Not at all. We take a look at some of her other schemes that are just as wild. Was she eventually caught? Tune in to find out! Now sit back and enjoy episode 9 of eCrimeBytes.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
This episode we look at the Louisville, KY police department where an officer's use of a law enforcement only database to stalk his female victims opens up a whole series of departmental investigations that ultimately leads to "Slushygate". Yeah, we said "Slushygate". You won't want to miss this! Sit back and enjoy episode 8 of eCrimeBytes!
Photo Credit: WAVE
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If you are unable to see the pictures we included above on your phone, please go here to see it instead: https://ecrimebytes.podbean.com/e/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-8-stalking-behind-a-badge-in-louisville-ky
Sources:
https://www.databreaches.net/feds-ex-louisville-police-officer-used-law-enforcement-tech-to-help-hack-sexually-explicit-photos-from-women/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/two-former-lmpd-officers-sentenced-today-conspiracy-violate-civil-rights-and-one-also
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/two-former-lmpd-officers-plead-guilty-conspiracy-violate-civil-rights-one-also-pleads
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/10/19/louisville-cop-used-law-enforcement-database-to-seek-female-targets-to-hack-for-sexually-explicit-content/ pdf document
https://www.leoweekly.com/2022/10/feds-ex-louisville-police-officer-used-law-enforcement-tech-to-help-hack-sexually-explicit-photos-from-women/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63562426/united-states-v-wilson/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63562425/united-states-v-wilson/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63562427/united-states-v-wilson/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63572889/united-states-v-wilson/
https://www.wdrb.com/news/lmpd-officer-who-resigned-after-lewd-photo-accusations-charged-with-extortion/article_406fbccc-2e92-11eb-8bc7-4795a7107d58.html
https://www.wdrb.com/news/lmpd-detective-under-investigation-for-oral-sex-photo/article_bd7aba38-ec48-11e9-a279-d721185653ac.html
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/ex-louisville-police-federally-convicted-throwing-drinks-people/7693198001/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/current-and-former-louisville-kentucky-police-officers-charged-federal-crimes-related-death
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/bryan-wilson-curt-flynn-pleaded-guilty-federal-court-slushies-drinks-west-louisville-lmpd/417-7e80efaf-a1e5-41bf-a10d-15e08b540683
https://www.wave3.com/2022/06/21/former-lmpd-officers-accused-throwing-drinks-crowds-plead-guilty-federal-court/
Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:02 Intro Music
4:24 Andrea's Yoga Pants
7:50 Updates
12:50 Now On To Our Case
31:27 How Was Bryan Wilson Caught?
33:19 Slushygate
38:18 Wilson Is Caught A Third Time
39:59 Wilson Pleads Guilty
40:47 Sentencing
46:00 Conclusion
49:03 How You Can Reach Us
49:53 Thank You!
51:13 Outro Music
51:35 PatTheBat Outro
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
From 2017 to 2020 a group of attackers took control of several victims’ phones via SIM swapping to steal cryptocurrency and social media accounts. It looked like they were going to get away with it until a swatting incident over a deal gone bad broke the case wide open. Sit back and enjoy this week’s episode of eCrimeBytes.
Photo: K Jones, A SIM Card
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If you are unable to see the picture of the "crusty finger" and SIM card we included above on your phone, please go here to see it instead: https://ecrimebytes.podbean.com/e/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-7-swatting-payback-in-maryland
Sources:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/11/two-charged-in-sim-swapping-vishing-scams/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KyellBryan.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/two-men-facing-federal-indictment-maryland-scheme-steal-digital-currency-and-social-media
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/defendant-who-stole-more-16000-cryptocurrency-and-orchestrated-swat-attack-his-accomplice
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/defendant-scheme-steal-digital-currency-and-social-media-accounts-pleads-guilty-and
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/51765217/parties/united-states-v-milleson/
Timeline:
0:00 Intro
4:10 Case Details
7:34 Intro Music
7:56 Light It!
8:10 Updates
11:15 Tall Flamingo Strikes Again!
14:10 A Case Related Question From Andrea
15:28 Phishing and Vishing
19:26 The Attacks Begin
24:00 SIM Swapping
25:14 A Phishing Domain
26:23 A Wireless Provider was Hacked
27:53 Victim 3 Loses Cryptocurrency
28:31 Victim 4 Loses Instagram Account
29:19 Attackers Turn On Each Other
34:10 Jordan Milleson Is Swatted!
37:00 Law Enforcement Gets Involved
42:33 CoConspirator Kyell Bryan
44:58 Andrea Makes Her Return
47:13 Jordan Milleson Pleads Guilty
52:40 Kyell Bryan Pleads Guilty
54:09 Which Mobile Providers Were Hacked?
55:38 Conclusion
58:57 How To Reach Us
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Ya wanna make some money?
- Latonia Verdell to Starling Willis
... isn't this how every great criminal business enterprise starts out?
It's the ladies' episode! This week we look at an identity theft crime spree involving three Florida ladies who authorities say made thousands of dollars filing fraudulent tax returns online. Sit back and enjoy episode 6 of eCrimeBytes on your favorite podcasting app.
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Photo: Defendant Verdell, Palm Beach Post
Photo Credit: Defendant Willis, Palm Beach Post
If you cannot see the photos, please view this on the full website: https://ecrimebytes.podbean.com/e/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-6-an-id-theft-gang-in-florida
Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/three-palm-beach-county-residents-plead-guilty-their-participation-stolen-identity-tax
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/two-palm-beach-county-residents-sentenced-their-participation-stolen-identity-tax-fraud
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/palm-beach-county-resident-sentenced-her-participation-stolen-identity-tax-fraud-scheme
https://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=14-CR-80158,15-CR-80119&s=FL&d=83790
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7143014/united-states-v-verdell/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/50573012/united-states-v-verdell/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16099094/united-states-v-willis/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/50999180/united-states-v-willis/
https://www.databreaches.net/fl-woman-sentenced-for-role-in-tax-refund-fraud-scheme-involving-at-least-790-stolen-identities/
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2016/01/29/two-women-get-prison-terms/7215863007/
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Buy a hat and hold the F on. This story gets nuts.
Between 2019 and 2020, a character only known as “PlugwalkJoe” went on an online crime spree. From SIM swapping, to cryptocurrency theft, to the Twitter hack, to swatting a juvenile, to extorting high profile TikTok (Addison Rae) & Snapchat (Bella Thorne) accounts it seemed PlugWalkJoe would continue and never be caught. Sit back and enjoy Episode 5 of eCrimeBytes where we take a deep look at PlugwalkJoe.
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Photo Credit: REUTERS/Jon Nazca
If you cannot see the photos, please view this on the full website: https://ecrimebytes.podbean.com/e/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-5-plugwalkjoe
Resources:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-indictment-charging-uk-citizen-conspiracy-commit-computer
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-connection-alleged-role-twitter-hack
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60695147/united-states-v-oconnor/
https://ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?565595
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-man-implicated-twitter-hacking-charged-ny-with-cryptocurrency-theft-2021-11-03/
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-citizen-arrested-spain-role-2020-twitter-hack-2021-07-21/
https://www.databreaches.net/spain-orders-extradition-of-british-alleged-hacker-to-u-s/
Note: "Avi" means "avatar" in this episode.
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
July 15, 2020.
Some say it was one of the biggest Twitter hacks. This day, several high profile Twitter accounts were in the hands of criminals. The criminals then used the stolen accounts to trick ordinary users out of their Bitcoins, such as:
Elon Musk:
I'm feeling generous because of Covid-19.
I'll double any BTC payment sent to my BTC address for the next hour. Good luck, and stay safe out there!
But how did that lead to hardcore porn playing during a defendant's live court hearing? Stick around to the end of this episode to find out, because you definitely won't want to miss the reason. Sit back and enjoy episode 4 of eCrimeBytes!
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Resources:
Court Documents:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17411407/united-states-v-fazeli/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17400985/united-states-v-fazeli/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17404542/united-states-v-sheppard/
News:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/whos-behind-wednesdays-epic-twitter-hack/comment-page-1/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/twitter-hacking-for-profit-and-the-lols/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/porn-clip-disrupts-virtual-court-hearing-for-alleged-twitter-hacker/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/technology/florida-teenager-twitter-hack.html
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/three-charged-in-july-15-twitter-compromise/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-individuals-charged-alleged-roles-twitter-hack
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-teen-accused-of-being-mastermind-behind-twitter-hack-that-targeted-high-profile-accounts/
Clark plea https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/florida-teen-pleads-guilty-hacking-twitter-accounts-biden-celebrities-2021-03-17/
https://archive.org/details/20-CF-008794-A-1/page/n19/mode/2up
FL state case 20-CF-008794-A https://hover.hillsclerk.com/html/case/caseSearch.html
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This episode we take a look at a shooting at one PA residence and a firebombing at another. Are these two crimes related? We will meet an enforcer who named himself "PatTheBat" and discuss how his sloppy behavior plus love for Mad Dog 20/20 brought him to the attention of authorities. Sit back and enjoy episode 3 of eCrimeBytes.
Note: The movies of the crimes discussed in this episode can be viewed at the Krebs On Security blog:
Justin Active Shooting: https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ja.mov
https://youtube.com/shorts/OLVK_uQkWD0
Firebombing: https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tongue-firebombing-an-egirls-house.mov
https://youtube.com/shorts/yi2zuo0eXVE
Original Blog With Movie Links: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/violence-as-a-service-brickings-firebombings-shootings-for-hire/
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