Category Archives: Mir Islam

Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi

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A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, a new indictment charges. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that many of the man’s alleged targets were members of UGNazi, a hacker group behind multiple high-profile breaches and cyberattacks back in 2012. Continue reading Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi→

Serial Swatter and Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River

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A 22-year-old man convicted of cyberstalking and carrying out numerous bomb threats and swatting attacks — including a 2013 swatting incident at my home — was arrested Sunday morning in the Philippines after allegedly helping a friend dump the body o… Continue reading Serial Swatter and Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River→

3 Charged In Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack

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Federal prosecutors have charged three men with carrying out a deadly hoax known as “swatting,” in which perpetrators call or message a target’s local 911 operators claiming a fake hostage situation or a bomb threat in progress at the target’s address — with the expectation that local police may respond to the scene with deadly force. While only one of the three men is accused of making the phony call to police that got an innocent man shot and killed, investigators say the other two men’s efforts to taunt and deceive one another ultimately helped point the gun. Continue reading 3 Charged In Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack→

Men Who Sent Swat Team, Heroin to My Home Sentenced

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It’s been a remarkable week for cyber justice. On Thursday, a Ukrainian man who hatched a plan in 2013 to send heroin to my home and then call the cops when the drugs arrived was sentenced to 41 months in prison for unrelated cybercrime charges. Separately, a 19-year-old American who admitted to being part of a hacker group that sent a heavily-armed police force to my home in 2013 was sentenced to three years probation. Continue reading Men Who Sent Swat Team, Heroin to My Home Sentenced→

Serial Swatter, Stalker and Doxer Mir Islam Gets Just 1 Year in Jail

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Mir Islam, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty to an impressive array of cybercrimes including cyberstalking, “doxing” and “swatting” celebrities and public officials (as well as this author), was sentenced in federal court today to two years in prison. Unfortunately, thanks to time served in this and other cases, Islam will only see a year of jail time in connection with some fairly heinous assaults that are becoming all too common. Continue reading Serial Swatter, Stalker and Doxer Mir Islam Gets Just 1 Year in Jail→

Mir Islam – the Guy the Govt Says Swatted My Home – to be Sentenced June 22

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On March 14, 2013 our humble home in Annandale, Va. was “swatted” — that is to say, surrounded by a heavily-armed police force that was responding to fraudulent reports of a hostage situation at our residence. Later this month the government will sentence 21-year-old hacker named Mir Islam for that stunt and for leading a criminal conspiracy allegedly engaged in a pattern of swatting, identity theft and wire fraud. Continue reading Mir Islam – the Guy the Govt Says Swatted My Home – to be Sentenced June 22→