Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted on charges he posted nude photos of 2 womenJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer was indicted by a Lake County grand jury Wednesday on charges he posted nude photos of two women on a fake social media account. A...
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Aurora police: Robbery shows need to use monitored parking spaces for internet buysJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are reminding residents to use one of four parking spots at the police station for meeting to buy or sell goods off the internet after a man was robbed of ...
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Deerfield man charged with soliciting cop he thought was a teenOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - A Deerfield man has been charged with soliciting an undercover Lake County sheriff's detective who was posing as a teen. Jeffrey R. Weiss, 59, of the 300 block of South ...
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Lake County state's attorney now investigating Sauer allegationsAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors are investigating allegations former state Rep. Nick Sauer of Lake Barrington unlawfully posted nude photos of an ex-girlfriend on a fake Instagr...
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Feds arrest three in global cybercrime ring linked to hacks on Chipotle, Arby's and other US chainsAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - The Justice Department appears to have put a dent in the global cybercrime ring known as FIN7, or Carbanak Group. Prosecutors said Wednesday they arrested three senior m...
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Streamwood man who did PR for 'darknet' firm stealing IDs gets nearly 4 yearsJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - ATLANTA - A Streamwood man who promoted an international criminal online marketplace and assisted people using it for illicit transactions was sentenced Tuesday in Atlan...
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Man sentenced for sexually abusing teen girl in Downers GroveMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - A Summit man has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for sexually abusing a teenager in Downers Grove. Anthony Nemeth, 28, of 7512 W. 58th Place, pleaded guilty to aggr...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...
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Police: Motorists warned of reckless, speeding trucker before tollway worker was hitFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Minutes before tollway worker David Schwarz was killed while working along the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) last fall, police received calls of a speeding, reckless truck d...
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Prosecutors: Ex-employee hacked, damaged North suburban company's computersDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - An information technology specialist from Chicago is facing federal charges alleging he hacked into the computer servers of a North suburban company last year and damage...