The US Department of Justice has charged a Seattle man named Gregory Kopiloff with using P2P networks like Limewire and Soulseek in order to dig up tax returns and financial documents that victims were accidentally sharing on the network. He would then apply for credit cards and buy merchandise online that he’d sell for 50 cents on the dollar, the USDOJ says. And to make sure he wasn’t wasting his time, he’d even run credit checks on potential victims to make sure that they had at least $150,000 in annual income. “Mr. Kopiloff was no slouch,” said Kathryn Warma, assistant US attorney for the Western District of WashingtonYou can see Kopiloff’s indictment here. Related content opinion Direct Marketing Association on information security: Be safe By Robert McMillan Apr 08, 2011 3 mins Data and Information Security opinion As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet By Robert McMillan Feb 18, 2011 2 mins Core Java opinion An FBI backdoor in OpenBSD? By Robert McMillan Dec 15, 2010 5 mins Data and Information Security opinion Congressional candidate says Democrats leaked his Social Security number By Robert McMillan Sep 28, 2010 1 min Data and Information Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe