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US soldier gets 70 months in prison for extorting 10 tech, telecom firms

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking and extorting at least 10 U.S. technology and telecommunications companies between April 2023 and December 2024. [...]

Analysis

A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking and extorting at least 10 U.S. technology and telecommunications companies between April 2023 and December 2024. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Sep 28, 2026.

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