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New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS

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A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. The new charges have derail… Continue reading New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS→

After judge orders release of hacker tied to ISIS, US says ‘Not so fast’

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A convicted hacker whom a U.S. court granted compassionate release during the coronavirus pandemic may remain behind bars after all, following accusations that he committed crimes while in custody.  Since 2016, Ardit Ferizi, a Kosovan national, has been serving a 20-year prison sentence for providing details about 1,300 U.S. military and government personnel to the Islamic State terrorist group. A judge in December awarded Ferizi, who is overweight and has asthma, compassionate release, citing his vulnerability to COVID-19.  That was until the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 12 unsealed a federal complaint against Ferizi alleging that he had committed multiple new federal crimes while he had been in prison. The charges involve Ferizi allegedly operating a scheme with a family member — who had access to Ferizi’s old email accounts — to monetize stolen personal information, credit card numbers and other data.  Ferizi was being held in the Federal […]

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Hacker who sent information on US personnel to Islamic State is freed by judge

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A foreign hacker sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison for giving the Islamic State the personal information of about 1,300 U.S. military and government personnel has been given a compassionate release by a federal judge due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ardit Ferizi, who was arrested in 2015 at age 19 in Malaysia and later extradited to the U.S., must spend two weeks in quarantine before deportation by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, according to the order from Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia. Brinkema agreed with a request from Ferizi saying that his asthma and obesity put him at greater risk for contracting COVID-19. Ferizi will be deported to his home country of Kosovo, where he has a support network of family, the judge said. The judge expressed confidence that U.S. officials will be able to monitor his conduct online, given how quickly he was […]

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