Robert Purbeck, adopting the aliases"Lifelock" and"Studmaster" during his time as a cybercriminal, according to the Department of Justice , stole personal data belonging to more than 132,000 people.
In another case heard in court this week, Purbeck allegedly bought access credentials to a Griffin, Georgia medical clinic's server in 2017 off the, broke in, and stole the personal data of more than 43,000 people in one go. This included names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers.
"Purbeck breached computer systems in our district and across the country, stole vast amounts of personal information, and aggravated his crimes by weaponizing sensitive data in an egregious attempt to extort his victims," said US attorney Ryan K Buchanan. Purbeck tried on a number of occasions to regain access to his devices and counter-sue the authorities who searched him, all while representing himself in court. Across various cases, he argued that the devices seized from his property had been taken illegally since they were crucial to a company in which he was a shareholder, tried to suppress evidence by claiming the files were illegally surveilled by the authorities, and generally complained about the conduct of the investigators involved.
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