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Case 02
Seattle Man Faces Federal Charges;
Identity Theft, Fraud Related
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Fast Facts (as reported by the press)
• Seattle man facing up to 25 years in prison and a $500,000 fine
• For over two years this man searched P2P file-sharing networks for tax returns, bank records, student loan applications and other related financial information for over 83 individuals and then allegedly used this information to open online bank accounts, credit cards, write counterfeit checks, etc. – may have defrauded sums totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars
• Law enforcement has known for some time that criminals are exploiting peer to peer file sharing [networks]…” said Jeffrey C. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
• Many of the victims had no idea file-sharing applications had been loaded on their computers – several believe that their teenage children may be responsible
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Leaked on P2P File-Sharing Networks More
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Tiversa Solutions
Our personal would have:
Immediately alerted these victimized individuals that their data was exposed on P2P file-sharing networks
Identified which specific folders or directories on their computers were disclosing the data
Instructed them on how to remove P2P access to these specific files or completely remove file-sharing software from their computer altogether
Provided ongoing monitoring of their systems and any exposure they have to P2P networks
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September 6, 2007
Seattle Man Indicted For ID Theft Using Computer File Sharing
First Case in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs. GREGORY KOPILOFF, 35, of Seattle, Washington, was arrested late yesterday on an indictment by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Washington for Mail Fraud, two counts of Aggravated... | More
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September 7, 2007
Indictment Here Marks "New Age"
of ID Theft
Like millions of computer users, Gregory Kopiloff used the file-sharing program known as LimeWire to swap digital content with people all over the world. But federal prosecutors say Kopiloff, 35, was not only using LimeWire to download music, movies or video... | More
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September 7, 2007
Arrest In Case Of ID Theft By File-Sharing
Gregory Thomas Kopiloff was arrested Wednesday at his government-subsidized apartment a few blocks from the federal courthouse here. According to a four-count indictment, he bought at least $73,000 worth of goods online... | More |
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