[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/fbi-releases-details-of-most-wanted-cybercriminals\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/fbi-releases-details-of-most-wanted-cybercriminals\/","headline":"FBI Releases Details of Most Wanted Cybercriminals","name":"FBI Releases Details of Most Wanted Cybercriminals","description":"New technology changes rapidly and so do crimes associated with it. In a recent report MSN.com reported on how the FBI has added five alleged cybercriminals to its \u201cmost wanted\u201d list. They include a former San Diego college student who developed a program called \u201cLoverspy\u201d or \u201cEmail PI.\u201d The operation is said to have been...","datePublished":"2013-11-13","dateModified":"2022-09-06","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/#Person","name":"Mick Mickelsen","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/","identifier":16,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Broden, Mickelsen LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","width":378,"height":77}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lawyer-team-about-us.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lawyer-team-about-us.jpg","width":806,"height":668},"url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/fbi-releases-details-of-most-wanted-cybercriminals\/","about":["Criminal Defense","Federal Criminal Defense","Internet Crimes","News"],"wordCount":446,"articleBody":"New technology changes rapidly and so do crimes associated with it. In a recent report MSN.com reported on how the FBI has added five alleged cybercriminals to its \u201cmost wanted\u201d list.They include a former San Diego college student who developed a program called \u201cLoverspy\u201d or \u201cEmail PI.\u201dThe operation is said to have been run from his apartment and he advertised it as a way to \u201ccatch a cheating lover\u201d by sending an electronic greeting card that would install malicious software, when it was opened, to capture emails and instant messages. The report stated he could even spy on someone using the victim\u2019s own webcam.Despite the complexity of the program, 33-year-old Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara, is said to have made very little money from the scheme.Others on the FBI list are accused of \u201cbilking millions of dollars from businesses and Internet users worldwide,\u201d reported MSN.com.John Brown, who oversees operations in the FBI\u2019s cybercrimes division, said Perez-Melara\u2019s Loverspy program was one of many illegal \u201chacking-for-hire\u201d services.\u201cIn one case earlier this year, a New York police detective was arrested for spending more than $4,000 on hacking services to obtain the emails of more than a dozen of his colleagues. Many of the operators tend to be based overseas,\u201d reported MSN.com.Brown described them as \u201csophisticated folks who know how to hide themselves on the Internet.\u201dOthers who appear on the FBI most wanted cyber list include Alexsey Belan, a Russian, who is accused of breaking into the computer networks of three major U.S. e-commerce companies. Investigators said he stole the companies\u2019 user databases and encrypted passwords, which were then sold.Two others named by the FBI, are accused of hijacking computers with malware that they disguised as online advertisements. The FBI said they then sold security fixes to victims. The losses in one of these cases are said to have racked up to $100 million.Texas has some tough sanctions for cybercrime. Under section 33 of the Penal Code 33.01, a break of computer security is a felony if the amount involved is between $1,500 and $20,000 or the amount is less than $1,500 and defendant has a previous conviction.We have extensive experience in helping those who have been charged with Internet crimes. State and Federal Courts have been charging more people with these offenses in recent years. Perhaps the most common Internet-related crimes alleged are the online solicitation of a minor to engage in sex and the acquisition of child pornography. Many fraud crimes also now make alleged make use of the internet, and it is not unusual to be charged in Federal court with the allegation of \u201chacking\u201d into computer systems."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FBI Releases Details of Most Wanted Cybercriminals","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/fbi-releases-details-of-most-wanted-cybercriminals\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]