Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Charles O’Rear) A former auction web sites security manager who pleaded guilty for his role in a cyberstalking conspiracy was sentenced in order to 18 months in prison yesterday. Philip Cooke, former senior manager of security operations for eBay’s Global Security Team, pleaded guilty in October 2020 to one count […]
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Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk and silence” couple that ran news site
Enlarge / A bloody pig mask mailed to cyberstalking victims by then-eBay employees. (credit: FBI ) A former eBay security official who pleaded guilty for his role in a cyberstalking conspiracy has asked for leniency in sentencing while blaming his actions in part on a “drinking culture” at eBay that contributed to his alcoholism. “eBay […]
Track coach allegedly stole ‘compromising photos’ from athletes, ransomed them back anonymously
Steve Waithe, a former assistant track and field coach at Tennessee and Northeastern, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on federal charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme that’s equal parts stupid and gross. Read more…
Track coach allegedly stole ‘compromising photos’ from athletes, used pix to scam them out of more
Steve Waithe, a former assistant track and field coach at Tennessee and Northeastern, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on federal charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme that’s equal parts stupid and gross. Read more…