Two Men Allegedly Hacked the Ring Cameras at a Dozen Homes and Swatted the Residents
Authorities say the two men carried out their hacking activities under cover of online pseudonyms—Nelson as “ChumLul,” and McCarty, as “Aspertaine.” To hack the home security systems, they allegedly used compromised login credentials for Yahoo accounts that were linked to the Ring cameras. It isn’t clear where Nelson and McCarty got ahold of these credentials, though it’s easy to purchase that kind of information on the dark web.
Nelson and McCarty were both indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury last week, and now both face one felony count of conspiracy to intentionally access computers without authorization. Additionally, Nelson faces two counts of intentionally accessing a computer without authorization and two counts of aggravated identity theft.The accompanying indictment also states that the duo worked together with a third co-conspirator, an unnamed juvenile.
If convicted, Nelson and McCarty could each face up to five years in prison. If convicted of aggravated identity theft, they will face a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence. Nelson is already behind bars in connection to a different case, officials say.
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