A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler Buchanan, from Dundee, and his co-conspirators defrauded companies and their employees through SMS phishing attacks. These are messages sent to mobile phones luring people to websites that prompt them to provide confidential personal details, including account names and passwords. Buchanan, who has been in US federal custody since April 2025, is scheduled for sentencing on 21 August, when he will face a maximum sentence of 22 years in prison. Between September 2021 and April 2023, Buchanan and others planned cyber attacks on entertainment, telecommunications, technology, and virtual currency companies, according to the DOJ. The group sent hundreds of phishing messages to employees of those organisation, then used their stolen credentials to access accounts and steal confidential company information. Buchanan admitted in his plea agreement that he and several co-conspirators used the stolen information to steal millions of dollars' worth of virtual curr
Apr 18, 2026 → Apr 18, 2026
A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler…
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A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said…
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A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler…
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