Urian B., Tech Times 25 April 2021, 10:04 pm
(Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Man Sentenced for Illegal Streaming Access: 85,925 Netflix, Spotify, Hulu Credentials Stolen
A new investigation on stolen subscription service credentials is being launched by the official Australian Federal Police or AFP. This then resulted in a sentence of two years and two months for a certain man from Sydney. The 23-year-old was given a sentence to be served by way of what was noted as an "intensive corrections order."
Online Subscription Service Scam
According to ZDnet, the order was served due to the man's involvement as a creator, administrator, and even the primary financial beneficiary of a lot of different online subscription services, which actually relied heavily on stolen credentials. He also reportedly had been ordered to serve 200 hours of community service by the court.
The sentencing followed the search warrant back in March at a certain Dee Why residence. It resulted in the seizure of a particular laptop that was reportedly used to run this operation as well as about AU$35,000 in cryptocurrency. The combined assets of the supposed restrained property currently has a value of about AU$1.65 million.
FBI on AFP Findings
The investigation reportedly began shortly after the official Federal Bureau of Investigation or (FBI) had referred information to the AFP back in May of 2018. According to the AFP, the information was actually regarding a certain account generator website that was called WickedGen.com. WickedGen actually operated for about two years by selling stolen account details for certain online subscription services which include ..
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