- A British man was charged by American police
- Kai West would be part of the notorious piracy group “Intelbroker”
- The group claimed around 40 victims worldwide
A British man was charged by American police after having allegedly hacked dozens of organizations around the world, in a campaign that has caused more than $ 25 million in damages.
The pirate in series, which would be part of the piracy group “Intelbroker”, was appointed Kai West, and faces of sentences up to 20 years in prison for fraud by wire and conspiracy in order to commit computer intrusions.
Intelbroker is a notorious name in cybercrime circles, with high -level attacks against companies such as AMD, Apple and Cisco, which investigated violations after the sale of data on the Dark Web by the criminal. The Intelbroker program would have taken place from December 2022 and February 2025, when West was arrested.
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West and its co-conspirators “sought to collect” around $ 2 million by selling stolen data, confirms the Ministry of Justice. West was arrested in France earlier in 2025, and the United States is currently looking for extradition so that he can face charges.
“The alias of Intelbroker has caused millions of damages to victims around the world,” American lawyer Jay Clayton said.
“This action reflects the FBI’s commitment to pursue cybercriminals in the world.
Intebroker’s hacking group has proven itself of hacking of certain serious organizations, such as Europol, T-Mobile, Home Depot and many others. The authorities confirmed that they have drawn west to Intelbroker by the purchase of stolen data.
Payment, which was made via a Coinbase cryptocurrency, was linked to an account recorded under the real name of West. His Gmail account then revealed financial information and personal files which linked it to his online personality, and his IP address was used to connect both to personal accounts and in Intelbroker.
