The DEA Portal Hack was Perpetrated by Two Cybercriminals Last Year

In addition to Nicholas Ceraolo, 25, also known as “Convict” or “Ominus,” the suspects are Sagar Steven Singh, 19, commonly known as “Weep.” According to the Justice Department, Singh and Ceraolo pretended to be police officers to gain access to Bangladeshi police officials’ email accounts. 

Ceraolo is also accused of accessing Bangladeshi police officials’ emails. As a result, he got his fake identity used to contact various US-based social networking platforms, claiming members were either in danger or committing crimes to get their personal information. 

In a press release issued by the Justice Department, it was noted that Ceraolo and Singh face five years in prison for conspiring to infiltrate computers. Moreover, they could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, which would represent a significant punishment. 

Because the complaint only contains allegations, the defendants will always be considered innocent until proven guilty. “ViLE,” a notorious cybercrime organization, was occupying the apartment, where doxing experts kept gathering and using personal information for intimidation, harassment, or extortion. The group is infamous for providing shelter to doxing experts wh

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