Mississauga man pleads guilty in alleged North Korean cyberhack
Ghaleb Alaumary was charged with laundering money on behalf of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy
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Feb 17, 2021 • 19 hours ago • 1 minute read
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A man from Mississauga has pleaded guilty in connection with a US$1.3-billion extortion plot allegedly staged by hackers based in North Korea.
Ghaleb Alaumary was charged with laundering money on behalf of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy.
Prosecutors say Alaumary used co-conspirators in Canada and the U.S. to help launder the proceeds from “cash-out” schemes, which involve hacking ATMs to enable fraudulent withdrawals.
He also helped with cyber-enabled bank robberies as well as “business email compromise” scams, where criminals use phishing emails to intercept legitimate fund transfers.
Alaumary pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
He is also currently facing charges in Georgia related to his alleged involvement in a separate business email compromise scheme.
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Ghaleb Alaumary was charged with laundering money on behalf of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy
Author of the article:
Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Publishing date:
Feb 17, 2021 • 19 hours ago • 1 minute read
(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Article content
A man from Mississauga has pleaded guilty in connection with a US$1.3-billion extortion plot allegedly staged by hackers based in North Korea.
Ghaleb Alaumary was charged with laundering money on behalf of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy.
Prosecutors say Alaumary used co-conspirators in Canada and the U.S. to help launder the proceeds from “cash-out” schemes, which involve hacking ATMs to enable fraudulent withdrawals.
He also helped with cyber-enabled bank robberies as well as “business email compromise” scams, where criminals use phishing emails to intercept legitimate fund transfers.
Alaumary pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
He is also currently facing charges in Georgia related to his alleged involvement in a separate business email compromise scheme.
Mississauga man pleads guilty in alleged North Korean cyberhack
Ghaleb Alaumary was charged with laundering money on behalf of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy.