COURT DOC: Member of “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Group Extradited From United Kingdom to Face Charges in St. Louis

A United Kingdom national appeared in federal court on charges of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiring to commit those and other computer fraud offenses, related to his role in a computer hacking collective known as ‘The Dark Overlord,’ which targeted victims in the St. Louis, Missouri, area beginning in 2016.

He pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and computer fraud, and was sentenced to five years in federal prison.

Wyatt admitted that, beginning in 2016, he was a member of The Dark Overlord, a hacking group that was responsible for remotely accessing the computer networks of multiple U.S. companies without authorization. Victims in the Eastern District of Missouri included healthcare providers, accounting firms, and others. Wyatt admitted that The Dark Overlord co-conspirators acted by obtaining sensitive data from victim companies, including patient medical records and personal identifying information, and then threatening to release the companies stolen data unless the companies paid a ransom of between $75,000 and $350,000 in bitcoin. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)