Australian Man Sentenced to Two Years for Cyber-Enabled Identity Theft and Cryptocurrency Fraud

An Australian man has been sentenced to two years in prison for cyber-enabled identity theft, including using fake documents to create online cryptocurrency accounts. On June 21, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced that a 31-year-old man was sentenced at the Melbourne County Court. The man was charged after an international investigation into a website selling technology for fraud, linked to over 1 million Australian dollars ($670,000) theft from victims, according to reports. The AFP began Operation Stonefish in August 2022 after UK authorities investigated a website offering spoofing services for as little as 20 British pounds. This site facilitated

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