S’porean used prominent US video-game developer’s details obtained from dark web to mine cryptocurrencies

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SINGAPORE — After fraudulently obtaining the personal details of multiple people from the dark web, Ho Jun Jia used this information to buy cloud computing services and perform the large-scale mining of cryptocurrencies.

One of his victims was Mr Marc Merrill, an American co-founder of Riot Games which had developed the popular multiplayer online game League of Legends.

Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun will take into consideration 14 other similar charges for sentencing purposes.issued a statement In return, the forum owner allowed him access to a “Staff/VIP” section that had details of individuals’ names, addresses and credit cards. Ho used this to obtain the personal details of 70 individuals.

When Amazon asked for verification of Mr Merrill's identity, Ho forged a US driving licence using Mr Merrill's photo and downloaded a copy of his Amex monthly bill.

 

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