Grant West, 26, admitted to multiple offenses, including conspiracy to commit fraud, computer misuse, among other charges. Judge Michael Gledhill sentenced West to serve 10 years and eight months in prison on Wednesday. West admitted to targeting more than 100 businesses worldwide via phishing attacks in a bid to steal their customers’ email addresses and passwords. He also sold people’s financial details and published “how to” guides for hackers and fraudsters. West was tied to at least 47,000 sales via darknet marketplaces, including AlphaBay.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/hacker-who-sold-financial-data-receives-10-year-sentence-a-11038