Cybersecurity Cases

1. “IT Specialist Arrested for Allegedly Hacking into Servers of North Suburban Company Where He Formerly Worked as Contractor”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/it-specialist-arrested-allegedly-hacking-servers-north-suburban-company-where-he

• Edward Soybel
• Male
• 34 y/o
• Chicago, Illinois

2. “Oilpro.Com Founder Sentenced To Prison For Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer System”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/oilprocom-founder-sentenced-prison-hacking-competitor-s-computer-system

• David W. Kent
• Male
• 41 y/o
• Spring, Texas

3. “Middlesex County, New Jersey, Man Charged in Hacking and Illegal Wiretapping Scheme”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/middlesex-county-new-jersey-man-charged-hacking-and-illegal-wiretapping-scheme

• Jian Yang Zhang, a/k/a “Kevin Zhang,”
• Male
• 37 y/o
• Edison, New Jersey

4. “Two Iranian Nationals Charged in Credit Card Fraud and Computer Hacking Conspiracy”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-iranian-nationals-charged-credit-card-fraud-and-computer-hacking-conspiracy

• Arash Amiri Abedian & Danial Jeloudar
• Male
• 31 & 27 y/o
• The Islamic Republic of Iran

5.“Nigerian Man Sentenced for Prison Hacking and Fraud Scheme”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/nigerian-man-sentenced-prison-hacking-and-fraud-scheme

• Obinna Obioha
• Male
• 31 y/o
• Nigeria

6.“Former Lutonix Executive Pleads Guilty To Stealing Trade Secrets”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/former-lutonix-executive-pleads-guilty-stealing-trade-secrets

• Christopher Barry
• Male
• 46 y/o
• Medina, Minnesota

7.“Russian Cyber-Criminal Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Hacking and Credit Card Fraud Scheme”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-cyber-criminal-sentenced-27-years-prison-hacking-and-credit-card-fraud-scheme

• Roman Valeryevich Seleznev “Track2”
• Male
• 32 y/o
• Vladivostok, Russia

8.“Florida Man Sentenced for Hacking, Spamming Scheme that Used Stolen Email Accounts”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-man-sentenced-hacking-spamming-scheme-used-stolen-email-accounts

• Timothy Livingston
• Male
• 31
• Boca Raton, Florida

9.“New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Prison for Computer Hacking and ‘Sextortion’ Scheme Involving Multiple Female Victims”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/new-hampshire-man-sentenced-prison-computer-hacking-and-sextortion-scheme-involving-multiple

• Ryan J. Vallee
• Male
• 23
• Laconia, New Hampshire

  10.“North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Conspiracy that Targeted Senior US Government Officials”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-hacking-conspiracy-targeted-senior-us-government

• Justin G. Liverman
• Male
• 24
• Morehead City, North Carolina

Summary:

The patterns that I saw in all 10 cases were that they consisted of male hackers in between the ages of 20 and 50 years old. Looking through a year’s worth of cases there were hardly any cases that had female offenders. Males tend to have higher knowledge in the hacking field than women and it is shown through the male to female ratio in these cases.