5 years in prison for the leader of the hacker group Dark Overlord

"I do not want to see a computer again for the rest of my life." This was stated by Nathan Wyatt, leader of the hacker group Black Overlord, after the 5-year sentence imposed on him by a US court.

The leader of the infamous hacker group Dark Overlord, which in the past threatened leaked stolen state confidential information, sentenced to five years in prison and forced to pay $ 1,5 million.

Britain's Nathan Wyatt, 39, of London, was sentenced by a federal district court in eastern Missouri to 5 years in prison and to pay $1.467.048 as to his victims. The Brit had pleaded guilty to cyber crimes, and was extradited in December 2019 to America. Before that, Wyatt was in a British prison for crimes involving stolen credit card details and blackmail.

Wyatt was a member of the hacker group that as of 2016 operated under the name Dark Overlord. Their usual practice was to hack και οργανισμούς και να απειλούσαν ότι θα μοιράσουν τα ιδιωτικά έγγραφα των θυμάτων τους στον ιστό, εκτός και εάν πληρωνόντουσαν να μην το κάνουν. Η αμοιβή που ζητούσαν κυμαινόταν μεταξύ 75.000 και 350.000 $ σε .

Ο Nathan Wyatt role in the gang he was particularly embarrassed. As head of the operation, he undertook direct communication with the victims and acted as an intermediary. This included threats against the victims that the gang was trying to blackmail, as well as their friends and family.

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The indictment of the court described in detail how, in an effort to urge victims to pay, Wyatt sent creepy, intimidating messages with detailed information about the spouses, parents and children of those targeted by the Dark Overlords. In one case he went so far as to contact the victim's daughter directly.

Among the companies targeted were doctors' offices, accountants, a medical company and in the USA.

During his detention, Wyatt gave an interview via Zoom, in which he burst into tears and claimed that he was suffering from a mental illness. He said: "I would like to apologize for the role I played in all this. I can promise you I just want to go home to my family. "I'm out of this world and I do not want to see another computer for the rest of my life."

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