"IcyEagle" Gets Four Years
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/06/2016 11:53 AM
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Aaron Glende, who goes by the internet name of IcyEagle, was convicted and sentence to four years and two months for stealing and selling the personal identifying information and login details on the dark website AlphaBay Market.
He was convicted in the Northern District of Georgia for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. His criminal run lasted from November 2015 to May 2016 during which time he sold the personal information.
A court press release stated: “A review of the website revealed that Glende, using the online nickname IcyEagle, had approximately 300 listings advertising login credentials or personally identifying information for sale, including bank account credentials. For example, one listing by Glende described accounts for sale as ‘High Balance SunTrust Logins 30K-150K Available.' Glende wrote in the sales listing: ‘I bring you freshly hacked Sun Trust Bank Account Logins.'”
After his arrest in July of 2016, a search of his residence revealed he had more than 2,800 access devices, including 944 user names and passwords for bank accounts, 1,243 usernames and passwords for other electronic accounts, 123 Social Security numbers and 386 credit card numbers and 123 bank account numbers.
U.S. Attorney John Horn commented on the conviction: “In the process, he didn't care who he hurt, or the effects on the victims' lives. The United States Attorney's Office recently established our Cybercrime Unit to identify, investigate and, ultimately, prosecute cybercrimes just like this one.”
Source: SCMagazine
He was convicted in the Northern District of Georgia for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. His criminal run lasted from November 2015 to May 2016 during which time he sold the personal information.A court press release stated: “A review of the website revealed that Glende, using the online nickname IcyEagle, had approximately 300 listings advertising login credentials or personally identifying information for sale, including bank account credentials. For example, one listing by Glende described accounts for sale as ‘High Balance SunTrust Logins 30K-150K Available.' Glende wrote in the sales listing: ‘I bring you freshly hacked Sun Trust Bank Account Logins.'”
After his arrest in July of 2016, a search of his residence revealed he had more than 2,800 access devices, including 944 user names and passwords for bank accounts, 1,243 usernames and passwords for other electronic accounts, 123 Social Security numbers and 386 credit card numbers and 123 bank account numbers.
U.S. Attorney John Horn commented on the conviction: “In the process, he didn't care who he hurt, or the effects on the victims' lives. The United States Attorney's Office recently established our Cybercrime Unit to identify, investigate and, ultimately, prosecute cybercrimes just like this one.”
Source: SCMagazine
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