Security News > 2000 > August > Feds Bust Kazakstan Hackers (fwd)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:07:25 -0400 To: cypherpunks () cyberpass net From: John Young Subject: Feds Bust Kazakstan Hackers Sender: owner-cypherpunks () cyberpass net Reply-To: John Young We offer the unsealed FBI complaints which led to the recent bust of two Kazakstan "hackers" accused of extortion for breaking into Bloomberg's computer system and asking for $200,000 to tell how it was done: http://cryptome.org/bloomberg-bust.htm The complaints describe how the defendants were traced through Hotmail addresses, a sting was arranged, and Bloomberg helped make the bust by setting up an offshore bank account to lure the hackers to London. One coconspirator remains a fugitive -- the lady who made a cellphone call to verify the money was in the bank. The US Attorney and FBI praise the business/law cooperation in battling computer crime and boast of how computer crime has led to improved global law enforcement. --- end forwarded text ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".