Hacker who allegedly passed U.S. military data to ISIS arrested in Malaysia
- 9 years ago
Authorities have arrested a Malaysia-based hacker who they accuse of stealing personal information of U.S. military members and giving it to ISIS.
Ardit Ferizi, a Kosovo citizen, was detained in Malaysia on a provisional U.S. arrest warrant alleging he provided material support to ISIS and committed computer hacking and identity theft, the U.S. Justice Department said.
U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin called the case against Ferizi - which combines cybercrime and terror charges as U.S. authorities aim to step up their crackdown on ISIS - "a first of its kind."
The criminal complaint alleges there's probable cause to believe Ferizi hacked into a server and stole names and personally identifiable information of more than 1,300 U.S. military and other government personnel - a list that was later posted online in August by a group calling itself the "Islamic State Hacking Division."
Ardit Ferizi, a Kosovo citizen, was detained in Malaysia on a provisional U.S. arrest warrant alleging he provided material support to ISIS and committed computer hacking and identity theft, the U.S. Justice Department said.
U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin called the case against Ferizi - which combines cybercrime and terror charges as U.S. authorities aim to step up their crackdown on ISIS - "a first of its kind."
The criminal complaint alleges there's probable cause to believe Ferizi hacked into a server and stole names and personally identifiable information of more than 1,300 U.S. military and other government personnel - a list that was later posted online in August by a group calling itself the "Islamic State Hacking Division."