Risciso was an online warez group

Warez group

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, founded in approximately 1993, dedicated to distributing newly-released copyrighted software, games and movies. The acronym "RISC" stood for Rise in Superior Couriering, and "ISO" referred to a file format commonly used for the storage and transfer of pirated software although the group RISC and RiSCiSO were two completely separate groups. The organization operated until the Operation Site Down

Operation Site Down

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 raids in the summer of 2005. American authorities are still searching for the organization's ring leader

Leader

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 Sean Patrick O'Toole, after he failed to appear in an American court in February 2006. In all, a total of 19 individuals have been charged with a 15-count indictment brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office under Patrick Fitzgerald

Patrick Fitzgerald

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 in U.S. District Court in Chicago. The lead prosecutor for the Government in this case was Assistant U.S. Attorney Pravin Rao.. (AAP, 2006).

, Sean O'Toole is still a fugitive and no one has heard from him in 2 years. Linda Waldron remains a fugitive in her home in Barbados

Barbados

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The executive editor of Wiley & Sons, publishers of Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick

Kevin David Mitnick is a computer security consultant, author, and hacker. In the late 20th century, he was convicted of various computer- and communications-related crimes. At the time of his arrest, he was the most-wanted computer criminal in the United States.-Personal life:Mitnick grew up in...

 and Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography, and is the founder and chief technology officer of BT Managed Security Solutions, formerly Counterpane Internet...

books, have been in talks with Fury about a publishing deal.

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