August 14, 2026
A data analyst convicted by a North Carolina jury earlier this year of running a cyber extortion scheme against employees and executives of a company he contracted with has been sentenced to two years in prison.
March 20, 2026
A data analyst contracted to work for a Washington, D.C.-based technology company was hit with a federal jury verdict finding him guilty of conducting a cyber extortion scheme that threatened to disclose employees and executives' personal information if they didn't pay him $2.5 million.