Hacker Fakes His Death to Stop Paying Child Support

A man from Kentucky hacked into the official death registry systems to fake his
death to avoid paying child support. A U.S. District Judge has sentenced him to
81 months, or almost seven years, in prison for computer fraud and aggravated
identity theft.

Some hackers try to compromise a company by installing malware or stealing data,
but others have more immediate and personal interests at heart. Jesse Kipf from
Kentucky owed child support, but figured being dead was a good way to skirt his
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