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Federal agents arrested a New Bedford man on charges he was selling hacked cable modems that allowed users to receive free, untraceable access to the Internet. Matthew Delorey, 26, was arrested on Thursday and charged with wire fraud and conspiracy charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In the charges brought by the DOJ, Delorey ran the website massmodz.com, from which he sold cable modems that had been hacked to spoof the media access control (MAC) address that is unique to every communication device attached to a network.
In addition to being able to escape identification for billing services by the Internet provider, the FBI, which arrested Delorey in his home, said that the spoofing of the MAC address also prevents law enforcement from properly identifying someone doing something illegal on the Internet.
The charges also allege that Delorey marketed the hacked cable modems on Craigslist and appeared in instructional videos he placed on YouTube, including videos entitled “Massmodz.com How to Get Free Internet Free Cable Internet Comcast or any Cable ISP - 100% works.”
Delorey is facing one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence on each count of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, according to the DOJ.
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