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Former insider sentenced to 32 years in prison for extorting 20 bitcoins

2026-10-08 20:13:37
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比特币勒索案件的运作方式

丹尼尔·莱恩(Daniel Rhyne)曾在美国新泽西州一家工业公司担任核心基础设施工程师。2023年11月,他利用职务之便,开始实施针对该公司计算机网络的攻击计划。根据法院文件显示,莱恩启动了未经授权的远程桌面会话,并安排了旨在破坏网络的任务。

这些预设任务包括删除网络管理员账户、更改其他公司账户的密码,以及关闭公司的多台服务器。上述步骤均为其发动攻击所做的准备工作。

勒索细节与威胁

2023年11月25日,莱恩向公司员工发送了一封电子邮件,威胁称若未收到款项,将继续关闭公司服务器。他索要约20枚比特币作为赎金以停止攻击。当时,这笔比特币的价值约为75万美元,折合每枚比特币约3.75万美元。目前尚不清楚公司是否支付了赎金。

联邦法院的认罪判决与量刑

莱恩已对两项指控认罪,罪名分别为:以损害受保护计算机为要挟进行敲诈勒索,以及故意损坏受保护计算机。美国新泽西东区联邦检察官罗伯特·弗雷泽(Robert Frazer)于2026年10月5日宣布了相关判决结果。

Lane spoke to U.S. District Judge Michael A. Heep in federal court in Trenton, New York. Shipp) pleaded guilty and accepted the sentence. On September 28, 2026, Judge Shipp sentenced Lane to 32 months in federal prison. The case was filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New Jersey. The investigation was led by special agents from the FBI's Newark office, with assistance from the Kansas City office.

Lane, who now lives in Kansas City, Missouri, will be sentenced to 32 months in prison for the cyber attack and Bitcoin extortion demands.

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