Third Member of Darkode Pleads Guilty
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 08/22/2015 06:17 AM
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Another man has been indicted in the Darkode cybercriminal case.
Phillip Fleitz of Indianapolis pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Pittsburgh federal court to violating laws prohibit hacking a computer to send unsolicited material.
The report, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, indicated Fleitz was part of a team that used botnets to flood cell phones with spam messages.
Sentencing is to be held November 24th and Fleitz could face up to three years in prison.
Another member of the team, Naveed Ahmed, pleaded guilty on Tuesday. A third member, Eric Crocker, aka “Phastman,” pleaded guilty on Monday.
More than 70 individuals around the globe were arrested in July for their roles in the Darkode cybercrime forum, which facilitated the trading of malware, botnets and stolen data.
Source: SCMagazine
Phillip Fleitz of Indianapolis pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Pittsburgh federal court to violating laws prohibit hacking a computer to send unsolicited material.The report, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, indicated Fleitz was part of a team that used botnets to flood cell phones with spam messages.
Sentencing is to be held November 24th and Fleitz could face up to three years in prison.
Another member of the team, Naveed Ahmed, pleaded guilty on Tuesday. A third member, Eric Crocker, aka “Phastman,” pleaded guilty on Monday.
More than 70 individuals around the globe were arrested in July for their roles in the Darkode cybercrime forum, which facilitated the trading of malware, botnets and stolen data.
Source: SCMagazine
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