Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison

September 29, 2026 · 6:09 pm 3 sources

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• Former US Air Force members sent to prison over BEC attacks
  BleepingComputer · September 29, 2026 18:09
  Two former members of the United States Air Force were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in a multi-year series of business email compromise (BEC) scams and phishing campaigns. [...]
• US Air Force members given over 6 years in prison for cyber theft of more than $2 million
  The Record by Recorded Future News · September 29, 2026 21:01
  According to court documents, both men pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft and access device fraud charges in June.
• Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison
  Help Net Security · September 30, 2026 07:42
  Two men who ran BEC and phishing campaigns against US businesses while serving in the Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison. According to public documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, both from…