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Oklahoma Man Hacked US Government Site To Buy Cars At Auction For $1


A U.S. government auction site was breached by an Oklahoma man, reports NBC News. So when it came time to pay up on his winning bids, he "falsified the true auction price to $1," according to the U.S. attorney's office. He defrauded the government out of more than $150,000 between Jan. 31 and Mar...

A U.S. government auction site was breached by an Oklahoma man, reports NBC News. So when it came time to pay up on his winning bids, he "falsified the true auction price to $1," according to the U.S. attorney's office. Coker used eight accounts and pre-paid debit cards with very little balances to make the purchases, the indictment says.

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