IT Help Desk technician arrested for espionage and charged with transferring classified materials to a foreign government.

United States Department of Justice (DOJ) official seal

A U.S. government contractor was arrested on Aug. 24 based on espionage charges in a complaint unsealed today. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent, of Silver Spring, Maryland, is charged with delivering national defense information to aid a foreign government, conspiracy to deliver national defense information to aid a foreign…

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Administrator of ‘Bulletproof’ Webhosting Domain Charged in Connection with Facilitation of NetWalker Ransomware.

FBI domain seized

An indictment was revealed yesterday in Tampa, Florida, charging a Polish national named Artur Karol Grabowski with computer fraud conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and international money laundering. The charges are related to Grabowski’s provision of “bulletproof” webhosting services. These services made it easier for criminals to carry out malicious activities such as ransomware, brute-force attacks,…

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