Friday, March 26, 2021
Volume:
37
Issue:
4
Abstract:
On March 18, 2021, the U.S. Attorney in Seattle announced the indictment of Till Kottmann, 21, for computer intrusion and identity and data theft crimes from 2019 to the present. Initially, the U.S. charged Kottmann, aka “deletescape” and “Tillie crimew” in September 2020. The U.S. Department of Justice has notified Kottmann of the indictment. Kottmann remains for now in Lucerne, Switzerland.[1]
[1] U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Swiss Hacker Indicted for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft, Press Rel., Mar. 18, 2021.