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The colossal fine received in addition crossed out all the ambitions of the cybervillain.
American hacker Robert Purbeck was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a series of cyberattacks and blackmail, the victims of which were more than 132 thousand people across the United States. Purbeck stole personal data from the servers of medical institutions and police departments, and then tried to extort money from his victims by threatening to disclose the stolen information.
According to the case file, in 2017, Purbeck acquired access to the server of a clinic in Georgia through the shadow market and stole the data of 43 thousand patients. A year later, he hacked into the server of the police department in the city of Nyunnan and gained access to police reports with the personal information of more than 14 thousand people.
Especially audacious was the extortion of an orthodontist from Florida in 2018. Purbeck demanded payment in bitcoins, threatening to sell the data of patients and even the doctor's child if the ransom was not transferred. For 10 days, he sent threatening messages, intimidating the victim.
The FBI tracked down Purbeck in 2019 and searched his home in Idaho, seizing many devices with stolen data. According to investigators, many of the victims suffered significant financial losses due to his crimes.
Back in March of this year, the court ruled that Purbeck must pay damages in the amount of more than $ 1 million. And only a couple of days ago, on November 13, the final sentence was passed, which supplemented the prison sentence for a period of 10 years, as well as three years of suspended supervision.
According to FBI spokesman Sean Burke, this case demonstrates the importance of strengthening cybersecurity measures in the face of the growing threat of digital extortion. In addition, impunity in the digital world is an illusion. Even the most sophisticated hackers cannot hide behind screens forever, and sooner or later they will have to answer to the law for each of their crimes.
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American hacker Robert Purbeck was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a series of cyberattacks and blackmail, the victims of which were more than 132 thousand people across the United States. Purbeck stole personal data from the servers of medical institutions and police departments, and then tried to extort money from his victims by threatening to disclose the stolen information.
According to the case file, in 2017, Purbeck acquired access to the server of a clinic in Georgia through the shadow market and stole the data of 43 thousand patients. A year later, he hacked into the server of the police department in the city of Nyunnan and gained access to police reports with the personal information of more than 14 thousand people.
Especially audacious was the extortion of an orthodontist from Florida in 2018. Purbeck demanded payment in bitcoins, threatening to sell the data of patients and even the doctor's child if the ransom was not transferred. For 10 days, he sent threatening messages, intimidating the victim.
The FBI tracked down Purbeck in 2019 and searched his home in Idaho, seizing many devices with stolen data. According to investigators, many of the victims suffered significant financial losses due to his crimes.
Back in March of this year, the court ruled that Purbeck must pay damages in the amount of more than $ 1 million. And only a couple of days ago, on November 13, the final sentence was passed, which supplemented the prison sentence for a period of 10 years, as well as three years of suspended supervision.
According to FBI spokesman Sean Burke, this case demonstrates the importance of strengthening cybersecurity measures in the face of the growing threat of digital extortion. In addition, impunity in the digital world is an illusion. Even the most sophisticated hackers cannot hide behind screens forever, and sooner or later they will have to answer to the law for each of their crimes.
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