Mihai Alexandru Isvanca, 25, and Eveline Cismaru, 28, hacked the US Capital Police cameras earlier this year. Ransomware infected 70 percent of storage devices used by the Washington DC CCTV systems just eight days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The duo was arrested in Bucharest on December 15 and charged with conspiracy and various forms of computer fraud. Prosecutors collected evidence that revealed a scheme to distribute ransomware by email to at least 179,000 email addresses. The maximum penalty for a conspiracy to commit wire fraud is 20 years in prison.”]
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