Summary: A US court has sentenced three individuals for their roles in a scheme that sold tens of thousands of pirated Avaya Direct International software licenses, valued at over $88 million. The sentences included prison time and significant financial forfeitures for the convicted parties.
Threat Actor: Raymond Bradley “Brad” Pearce, Dusti Pearce, and Jason Hines | Raymond Bradley “Brad” Pearce
Key Point :
- Brad Pearce, a former system administrator at Avaya, was sentenced to four years in prison for generating unauthorized software license keys.
- Dusti Pearce received a one-year and one-day prison sentence, while Jason Hines was sentenced to one year and six months, followed by home confinement.
- The fraudulent scheme involved the sale of pirated software licenses that unlocked features of Avaya’s “IP Office” telephone system.
Original Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-individuals-sentenced-massive-88m-business-telephone-system-software-license-piracy
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