Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison
Two former US Air Force members received a combined 189 months for a million-dollar BEC and phishing scheme.
Former US Air Force members Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, were sentenced to 111 and 78 months for nearly two years of phishing and business-email compromise against US businesses. They stole email credentials, spoofed partners, and diverted wires of more than $1.68 million and $720,000, and were ordered to pay roughly $367,000 and $996,000 in restitution. The Justice Department said they also harvested and purchased financial data, including card numbers tied to an Iowa nonprofit. Separately, former Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius recently received 70 months over 2024 Snowflake-related intrusions.
- Odimegwu received 111 months and Mogaji 78 months in prison.
- The scheme diverted wires of over $1.68 million and $720,000.
- They phished credentials and spoofed business emails to redirect payments.
- Restitution totals about $367,000 and $996,000, plus supervised release.
- Threat actors
- Chijioke Timothy OdimegwuHarafat Mogaji
- Organizations
- US Air ForceUS Department of JusticeFBI
- Countries
- United States
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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.
By Sinisa Markovic · helpnetsecurity.com
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