Jordanian Admits in US Court to Selling Access to 50 Enterprise Networks

Operating as an access broker, the defendant sold unauthorized access to compromised networks to an undercover agent.

A Jordanian national has pleaded guilty in a US court to selling unauthorized access to compromised enterprise networks after an undercover agent caught him red-handed.

The individual, Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti, 40, a resident of the Republic of Georgia, offered access to the computer networks of at least 50 organizations.

Albashiti, also known as Feras Bashiti and Firas Bashiti, used the online moniker ‘r1z’ on an underground forum used by cybercriminals to sell malware and other types of malicious code.

In May 2023, while the forum was being investigated by law enforcement, Albashiti sold the unauthorized access to the 50 victim corporate networks to an undercover officer who had infiltrated the forum.

According to documents presented in court, the defendant received payment in cryptocurrency.

Albashiti was arrested in Georgia and extradited to the ...