"I don't want to see again computer for the rest of my life". This is what Nathan Wyatt, the leader of the Dark Overlord hacker group, said after the 5-year sentence imposed on him by an American 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 compensation στα θύματά του. Ο Βρετανός είχε δηλώσει ένοχος για εγκλήματα του κυβερνοχώρου, και είχε εκδοθεί τον Δεκέμβριο του 2019 στην Αμερική. Πριν από αυτό, ο Wyatt βρισκόταν σε βρετανική φυλακή για εγκλήματα που αφορούσαν κλεμμένα στοιχεία πιστωτικής cardand blackmail.
Ο Wyatt ήταν μέλος της ομάδας χάκερ που από το 2016 λειτουργούσαν με την επωνυμία Dark Overlord. Η συνήθης πρακτική τους ήταν να χακάρουν ανθρώπους 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 Bitcoin.
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.
Did your dad tell you he refused to pay us when I stole his company records?
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 records company and US banks.
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."
