In brief
- Canadian criminal Cameron Albert Redman, 22, will go to prison for one year.
- The “sophisticated” cybercriminal hacked high-profile digital artists’ X accounts to launch scams.
- He then conned would-be investors to click on a dodgy link so he could pinch their NFTs and coins.
A young cybercriminal is going to prison after stealing NFTs and cryptocurrency using hijacked accounts on X—formerly Twitter—in an elaborate con.
Canadian citizen Cameron Albert Redman, 22, was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft.
U.S. authorities said Wednesday that Redman and his co-conspirators in 2022 conned over 200 victims and pocketed…
Sep 10 2025
