Hacker fakes his own death but...makes a fatal mistake
This hacker thought that he had found the perfect way to get around a court decision and avoid having to pay a too much... No luck for him, an unexpected blunder puts his "deadly" plan in jeopardy.
January 20, 2023. The story takes place in the American state of Hawaii. A connection to the Hawaii electronic death registration service, from another state in the United States, is established by a doctor's user account. The purpose of this was to certify the death of Jesse Kipf, a man who died of "acute respiratory distress syndrome" linked to Covid-19.
This is a procedure that is, a priori, not abnormal. It turns out that, on the same day, a hacker, known under the pseudonym of "FreeRadical", publishes Jesse Kipf's death certificate on a forum dedicated to computer hacking, reports Demotivateur. “FreeRadical” shares a screenshot of the act on the forum and offers Internet users, for money, to illegally use this famous death registration service.
You will have certainly understood that this hacker is none other than Jesse Kipf himself. By publishing his screenshot, he makes a serious mistake and forgets to hide the official seal of the Hawaiian state government. An analyst in charge of Google's cybersecurity, immediately identifies the suspicious image and contacts the authorities.
Research is then carried out by the FBI and Jesse Kipf is uncovered. He has just faked his own death by creating a fake death certificate. And this is not his first attempt since other official public service platforms have been hacked. Jesse Kipf also stole a lot of money from the company using fake Social Security numbers and managed to validate a dozen driver's licenses.
Last August, the hacker was sentenced to six years and 9 months in prison. And if he faked his own death, it was, as he revealed during his interrogation, to avoid having to pay the $116,000 in alimony which he owed his ex-partner.
(MH with AsD - Source: Demotivateur - Illustration: Pixabay)