Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Suburban man admits hacking women’s social media accounts to steal nude photosFeb 06, 2026 11:05 am - A Southwest suburban man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting in federal court Wednesday that he hacked the Snapchat accounts of dozens of women to obtain nude photos, authorities said.
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Batavia resident swindled out of $648K in romance-crypto investor scamDec 04, 2025 11:07 am - A Batavia resident reported losing $648,000 in a Bitcoin investment to a person met through the dating app Bumble, according to Batavia police reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Prosecutors: Palatine High School teacher’s aide was sharing child sex abuse materialsAug 08, 2025 12:43 pm - A Palatine High School teacher’s aide has been charged with possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online using the messaging app Kik, prosecutors said Friday.
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Police: Des Plaines man scammed out of $20,000 by impostor posing as federal employeeJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of $20,000 last month by someone posing as a federal employee, police said.
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US probes ex-ransom negotiator accused of scheming with hackersJul 02, 2025 1:27 pm - Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from the firm, DigitalMint
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Aurora man gets 109-year sentence for sexual abuse, child pornography convictionsMar 04, 2025 9:52 pm - An Aurora man who once wondered if he was the target of TV show that investigates predators has been sentenced to 109 years in prison for sexual abuse and child pornography crimes.
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Police: Texas man extorted Naperville teen over nude photosFeb 17, 2025 3:23 pm - Naperville police issued a warning to parents Monday after the arrest of a Texas man accused of extorting a local teenager he’d tricked into sending him nude photos.
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‘We’re here to help’: Secret Service agent gives cybersecurity advice to Schaumburg business communityFeb 11, 2025 2:26 pm - Cybersecurity expert Joe Kefer told members of the Schaumburg Business Association how to protect themselves from cyber crimes and fraud during a talk Tuesday morning.
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Rip-off recap: These were the top 10 scams of 2024Jan 10, 2025 5:15 am - Online shopping scams topped the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois' annual list of most frequently reported rip-offs for the fifth consecutive year, followed by phishing and employment scams.
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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