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hAlexandro:
Tribal wars sha!!! He's a Nigerian irrespective of our differences I support 1 Nigeria

planetx:
The FBI must have tricked him into flying into the US to come and collect a bigger payment and the greedy fellow jumped on the next available flight to JFK.

Alcatraz005:
Would the U.S accede to an extradition request/application from Nigeria? I seriously doubt it.

EntMirror:
The EFCC should recruit this dude please. The US CIA is filled with bad ass unethical hackers who have been converted to the light lol.. Now, they use their skills to better serve their country. We need such brain here in Naija.

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ActionsShure:
Dsts what they call alibaba.
Them don kill 4 domain wey i create jus this morning
Men i must spam tonite

Oxenomy:
They don't possess any special skills.. They just buy all these malware online, link it to a mail draft and send it to thousands of emails across globe with webmails.. Once you receive the email, click on the link (malware) or key in your email login details (page), viola.. the software will redirect your email login details with your IP address to their own email address.. With this info, they can comfortable login to to your email account or company's email account to monitor transactions.. Those that design the malware are the whites, even FBI and other intelligence agencies creates this malware... Remember wana cry?

ActionsShure:
Dsts what they call alibaba.
Them don kill 4 domain wey i create jus this morning
Men i must spam tonite

hedonistic:
Lol. Tell them.

I laugh whenever I see headlines like "Nigerian hacker" arrested for stealing $x million. Which hacker? Credit to these guys, they are driven by the zeal to be rich, and they desperately seek ways and means... but they have no idea what hacking means, because they know zilch about programming language or cyber security. If there's a Nigerian hacker capable of creating these exploits or exploiting loopholes, then he is certainly not into wire wire. Probably a US educated white hat working for Oracle Inc somewhere in Redwood, CA.

The black hat hacking masterminds who create the trojans, rats, stealers, crypters, binders, spam pages (links), and other associated tools that Nigerian boys use to perpetuate these mega schemes are entirely from the Eastern European/Asian axis. Russian, Belarusian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croat, Ukrainian, Albanian/Vietnamese, Indian, Chinese, Pakistani, and everything in between. These are the guys that wreak havoc on billion dollar systems worldwide. They are the geniuses and masterminds.

The Nigerians are merely bottom feeders with zero knowledge of the backend operations. The thing working for and against Nigerians is desperation nd greed. They always take it up a notch and 'overdo'. Then again, they probably don't make up to half of what these foreign guys make. Just that the foreign guys are always low key. You wouldn't see the average Chinese black hat "wire" mastermind who makes an average of a million dols a month driving a pimped out G-Wagen and popping Aces and Cristals around the corner in stupid clubs. Instead he will wear one blue faded jeans and tee shirt for days and concentrate on setting up chains and chains of franchise businesses. Next thing, he is a 'legit" dollar billionaire with 200 retail stores across mainland China and abroad. Case closed.

Oxenomy:
They don't possess any special skills.. They just buy all these malware online, link it to a mail draft and send it to thousands of emails across globe with webmails.. Once you receive the email, click on the link (malware) or key in your email login details (page), viola.. the software will redirect your email login details with your IP address to their own email address.. With this info, they can comfortable login to to your email account or company's email account to monitor transactions.. Those that design the malware are the whites, even FBI and other intelligence agencies creates this malware... Remember wana cry?

Mosb:
. Hahaha. No mind op... Mobile deposit dey available o boss

Godson333:
Obinna Obioha, a Nigerian hacker has been jailed for 51 months by a New York federal judge for operating a fraud scheme that swindled $6.5 million from businesses in the U.S. and elsewhere.



U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd sentenced Obinna Obioha, 31, for running a scheme in which he instructed hackers to hack into computers and email accounts of individuals around the world using malicious software.



The announcement of Obioha’s sentence was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.



“Obioha, working from Nigeria, was a central figure in a fraud scheme using digital disguises and deceit to bilk businesses out of millions of dollars. We will continue to track down and bring to justice cyber criminals like Obioha no matter where they operate. I thank the FBI for its terrific work in this case identifying and apprehending Obioha,” said Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.



FBI Special Agent in Charge Vadim D. Thomas said: “These schemes can rob individuals and businesses of their livelihood. Cyber-crime is a serious threat and the FBI is prepared to go to any lengths to apprehend those like Obioha.”


As part of his guilty plea to wire fraud in April 2017, Obioha admitted that, while in Nigeria, he worked with and instructed others to hack into computers and email accounts used by dozens of victims in the United States and around the world. The organization infiltrated victims’ computers and email accounts using malicious software (“malware”). After monitoring victims’ information to identify imminent commercial transactions, Obioha and his associates created knockoff email addresses that appeared similar to – but varied slightly from – victims’ legitimate email addresses.



Obioha and his associates used those bogus email accounts to send fraudulent invoices to victims, instructing them to wire funds to bank accounts controlled by Obioha and his associates, under the pretense that the wires were payments for actual deals that had been previously negotiated by the victims. Obioha admitted that between January and September 2016, he was involved in at least 50 wire transfers, and that about $6.5 million was sent by wire to bank accounts that he and his associates controlled. The accounts received money from fraud victims in New York, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, among other places.



During today’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Donald N. Hurd described Obioha as “right in the middle of the action” in “very sophisticated criminal activity” designed to achieve “millions of dollars in illegal funds.”



Obioha was arrested on October 6, 2016, after flying from Lagos, Nigeria, to JFK International Airport. He has been in custody since that time.



This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne A. Myers.


Mynd44


http://www.eyereport.com.ng/us-court-jails-nigerian-hacker-obinna-obioha/

http://sites.eveyo.com/news/nigeria-news/247770-nigerian-hacker-obinna-obioha-admits-6-5m-fraud-in-us-court.html

In US Court!!

OKE MBA

21/04/2017 05:23:00110 


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A Nigerian hacker, Obinna Obioha, 31 years of age, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to participating in a scheme to hack into computers and email accounts in the United States for the purpose of stealing money from American companies.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

As part of his guilty plea, Obioha admitted that, while in Nigeria, he worked with others to hack into computers and email accounts used by dozens of victims in the United States and around the world.

After monitoring victims’ information to identify imminent commercial transactions, Obioha and his associates created knockoff email addresses that appeared similar to – but varied slightly from – victims’ legitimate email addresses.

Obioha and his associates then used those bogus email accounts to send fraudulent invoices to victims, instructing them to wire funds to bank accounts controlled by Obioha and his associates, under the pretense that the wires were payments for actual deals that had been previously negotiated by the victims.

Obioha admitted that between January and September 2016, he was involved in at least 50 wire transfers, and that about $6.5 million was sent to the bank accounts that he and his associates controlled. The accounts received money from fraud victims in New York, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, among other places.

Obioha was arrested on October 6, 2016, after flying from Lagos, Nigeria, to JFK International Airport. He has been in custody since that time.

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian said: “Foreign criminal enterprises prey upon American businesses and are using increasingly sophisticated means to do so, as demonstrated by this scheme. Obioha’s apprehension and conviction is a reminder that foreign nationals targeting American businesses cannot operate with impunity and that the reach of U.S. law enforcement agencies is global.”

“The FBI plays the long game,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Vadim D. Thomas. “Today’s plea is proof that no matter how distant justice may seem, no matter where criminal enterprises may operate, the FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to securing justice for our businesses and communities.”

Obioha faces up to 20 years in prison and a maximum $250,000 fine, as well as the possibility of being ordered to pay restitution, when he is sentenced on July 26, 2017 by United States District Judge David N. Hurd. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Wayne A. Myers.

ActionsShure:
Dsts what they call alibaba. Them don kill 4 domain wey i create jus this morning Men i must spam tonite

Oxenomy:
They don't possess any special skills.. They just buy all these malware online, link it to a mail draft and send it to thousands of emails across globe with webmails.. Once you receive the email, click on the link (malware) or key in your email login details (page), viola.. the software will redirect your email login details with your IP address to their own email address.. With this info, they can comfortable login to to your email account or company's email account to monitor transactions.. Those that design the malware are the whites, even FBI and other intelligence agencies creates this malware... Remember wana cry?