The owner and administrator of BreachForums, an infamous underground forum where hackers shared stolen data, malware and other tools, has received his sentence.
In the Eastern District of Virginia, Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka Pompompurin, was sentenced to time served, plus 20 years of supervised release. beepcomputer reports.
For the first two years of his sentence, Fitzpatrick will serve house arrest, with a GPS locator, it was added. He will also receive mental health treatment. Additionally, he will be banned from accessing the Internet for a year and will have tracking software installed on his devices.
Cybercrime concierge
“The defendant will not have Internet access during the first year of his supervised release,” it was said during sentencing. “After that year, the defendant will not sell or offer to sell any items on the Internet for another person or entity without the prior approval and authorization of the court or probation officer. This includes, but is not limited to, the sale of items at auction for Internet. sites.”
Fitzpatrick will also have to pay restitution for losses suffered by the victims, but the amount will be determined later, it was concluded. In other words, no more jail for Pompompurin.
He was arrested in March of last year and was reportedly released on $300,000 bail posted by his parents. bitdefender reported at the time.
He was accused of his role in the theft and sale of confidential information belonging to “millions of U.S. citizens and hundreds of U.S. and foreign companies, organizations, and government agencies.” During the trial, Pompompurin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, two counts of solicitation for the purpose of offering access and three counts of possession of child pornography.
US prosecutors sought approximately 15 years in prison for his crimes.
