Two former executives of C.A. Cloud Attribution, Ltd. pleaded guilty to concealing a long-running tech support fraud operation that targeted victims worldwide through deceptive pop-up alerts and fake technical support calls. Prosecutors said Adam Young and Harrison Gevirtz knew their customers were scamming people, yet helped sustain the scheme that impersonated Microsoft and Apple and used offshore call centers in Tunisia. #C.A.Cloud #AdamYoung #HarrisonGevirtz #Microsoft #Apple
Keypoints
- Adam Young and Harrison Gevirtz pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony.
- They ran C.A. Cloud Attribution, Ltd. while serving fraud-linked customers.
- The scheme used fake malware pop-ups to trick victims into calling support agents.
- Scammers impersonated Microsoft and Apple and sometimes stole financial data.
- The defendants allegedly helped fraudsters avoid detection and operated a fraud call center in Tunisia.