Hacker faces jail for stealing ID data to sell on dark web

A COMPUTER hacker who stole customer data from more than 100 companies worldwide before selling the information to criminals on the dark web, is facing years in jail.

Grant West, 25, who operated under the pseudonym Courvoisier, used phishing software to target firms including Apple, Uber, Sainsbury’s and Ladbrokes.

In one case he obtained the details of 165,000 Just Eat customers and then offered them for sale on the dark web.

Through the scam he managed to amass more than £500,000 in Bitcoin, which he used to fund a lavish lifestyle.

West, a self taught hacker, was eventually arrested by undercover detectives as he travelled in first class on a train between Wales and London.

West, who will be sentenced on May 25, is facing years in jail after admitting 10 offences, including computer hacking, conspiracy to defraud and possession of cannabis.

West also regularly used stolen credit card details to pay for items including holidays, food and shopping.