A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a series of spearphishing attacks targeting US tax preparation businesses since 2019.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-gets-8-years-for-stealing-33-million-from-taxpayers/
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