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21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - tcsh - Jul 17, 2018
As it was speculated that the author of LuminosityLink RAT was arrested last year, a plea agreement made available to the public today confirmed the news.
Back in September last year, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and National Crime Agency began the crackdown on the LuminosityLink RAT, targeting sellers and users of the malware, which resulted in the seizure of a considerable number of computers and internet accounts across the world, and complete takedown of the threat.
Colton Grubbs, a 21-year-old man from Kentucky, the developer of the LumunosityLink RAT has pleaded guilty to federal charges of creating, selling and providing technical support for the malware to his customers, who used it to gain unauthorized access to thousands of computers across 78 countries worldwide
Full article
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article214927765.html
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Chief - Jul 17, 2018
Luminosity Link / KFC Watermelon Arrest and Take Down.
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Armada - Jul 17, 2018
Late to the party are we?
We aint gonna take this lying down.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5863108
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - tcsh - Jul 17, 2018
(Jul 17, 2018 05:43 PM)Chief. Wrote: Luminosity Link / KFC Watermelon Arrest and Take Down.
(Jul 17, 2018 05:59 PM)Armada Wrote: Late to the party are we?
We aint gonna take this lying down.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5863108
Thanks guys, just logged in and posted, haven't had the time to search around.
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - MonteCarlo - Jul 17, 2018
I dont get it. His tos says the tool is only for legal actions? Why gets he busted?
lmao
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - tcsh - Jul 17, 2018
(Jul 17, 2018 11:10 PM)MonteCarlo Wrote: I dont get it. His tos says the tool is only for legal actions? Why gets he busted?
lmao
Read the thread Armada linked. There's an official paper added there and some discussion, you'll get the jist of it.
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Fulya Donmez - Jul 18, 2018
What happend to this notice?
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ILLEGAL AND/OR MALICIOUS ACTIVITY.
SOFTWARE INTENDED FOR LEGAL USES ONLY. It is the violation of the United States federal and/or state law and your local jurisdiction law to install surveillance software, such as the Licensed Software, onto a computer or other device you do not have the right to monitor. The law generally requires you to notify users/ owners of the device that it is being monitored. The violation of this requirement could result in severe monetary and criminal penalties imposed on the violator. You should consult your own legal advisor with respect to legality of using the Licensed Software in the manner you intend to use it prior to downloading, installing, and using it. You take full responsibility for determining that you have the right to monitor the device on which the Licensed Software is installed. LuminosityLink cannot be held responsible if a User chooses to monitor a device the User does not have the right to monitor; nor can LuminosityLink provide legal advice regarding the use of the Licensed Software.
Before purchasing this software, please review the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:
https://luminosity.link/terms-of-service/
https://luminosity.link/privacy-policy/
To report abuse, email [email protected]
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Armada - Jul 19, 2018
(Jul 18, 2018 01:21 AM)Fulya Donmez Wrote: What happend to this notice?
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ILLEGAL AND/OR MALICIOUS ACTIVITY.
SOFTWARE INTENDED FOR LEGAL USES ONLY. It is the violation of the United States federal and/or state law and your local jurisdiction law to install surveillance software, such as the Licensed Software, onto a computer or other device you do not have the right to monitor. The law generally requires you to notify users/ owners of the device that it is being monitored. The violation of this requirement could result in severe monetary and criminal penalties imposed on the violator. You should consult your own legal advisor with respect to legality of using the Licensed Software in the manner you intend to use it prior to downloading, installing, and using it. You take full responsibility for determining that you have the right to monitor the device on which the Licensed Software is installed. LuminosityLink cannot be held responsible if a User chooses to monitor a device the User does not have the right to monitor; nor can LuminosityLink provide legal advice regarding the use of the Licensed Software.
Before purchasing this software, please review the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:
https://luminosity.link/terms-of-service/
https://luminosity.link/privacy-policy/
To report abuse, email [email protected]
The fucks the point of this post?
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Niko - Jul 19, 2018
Really shitty to see this happen, now all the people that know what they are doing are slowly disappearing and are being replaced by people who Think they know what they are doing.
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - rsx - Jul 19, 2018
RIP KFC though, was a good man.
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - QU1CK51LV3R - Jul 20, 2018
(Jul 17, 2018 11:10 PM)MonteCarlo Wrote: I dont get it. His tos says the tool is only for legal actions? Why gets he busted?
lmao
The problem is that he knew most of his customers were using his tool to break the law and continued to sell it to them anyways. His actions were illegal because of his criminal intent (full disclosure: I’m not a lawyer and this is not legal advise).
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - nickyraj - Jul 22, 2018
Thank you for the past
Rajkumar
RE: 21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads Guilty - Fulya Donmez - Jul 22, 2018
(Jul 19, 2018 06:40 AM)Armada Wrote: The fucks the point of this post?
The point is stop telling your customers that (SOFTWARE INTENDED FOR LEGAL USES ONLY) It does not work..FEDs will still come after you with this bullsh**t
(Jul 17, 2018 11:10 PM)MonteCarlo Wrote: I dont get it. His tos says the tool is only for legal actions? Why gets he busted?
lmao
That is exactly what i am talking about mate