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	"title": "Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company",
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	"plain_text": "Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With\r\nDirecting Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company\r\nPublished: 2021-09-29 · Archived: 2026-04-23 02:32:19 UTC\r\nCHICAGO — An alleged cyber attacker from Turkey has been indicted in federal court in Chicago for allegedly\r\norchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a Chicago-based multinational hospitality company.\r\nIn August 2017, IZZET MERT OZEK used the WireX botnet, which consisted of compromised Google Android\r\ndevices, to direct large amounts of network traffic to the hospitality company’s website, preventing legitimate\r\nusers from completing hotel bookings, according to an indictment returned Tuesday in U.S. District Court in\r\nChicago.  The hospitality company, which managed luxury hotels and resorts, was headquartered in Chicago and\r\nthe servers for its website were located in northern Illinois.\r\nThe indictment charges Ozek, 32, with one count of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer.  Ozek\r\nis believed to be residing in Turkey, and a warrant for his arrest will be issued.\r\nThe indictment was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois;\r\nand Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI.  The government is\r\nrepresented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Didwania.\r\nThe public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and\r\nentitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.\r\nThe charge in the indictment is punishable by up to ten years in federal prison.  If convicted, the Court must\r\nimpose a reasonable sentence under federal statutes and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. \r\nSource: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/federal-indictment-chicago-charges-turkish-national-directing-cyber-attack\r\nhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/federal-indictment-chicago-charges-turkish-national-directing-cyber-attack\r\nPage 1 of 1",
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