New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS
Krebs on Security 2021-01-19
Summary:
A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. The new charges have derailed plans to deport him under compassionate release because of the COVID-19 pandemic.