Former Navy IT Manager sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling sensitive data on dark web. Hooper stole identities of over 9,000 individuals and sold them for $160,000 worth of Bitcoin. The database access was limited to authorized organizations. Hooper created a fraudulent online account and added his wife as an accomplice. They illegally obtained PII and sold it on dark web. Recipients of the information committed crimes. Hooper paid a co-conspirator monthly to unlock the database. Chalk will be sentenced on November 20. Hashtags: #DarkWeb #FormerNavyITManager

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