Man who used leaked passwords to buy online jailed

Ludek Fiurasek has been jailed for three years and four months

A man who used dozens of people's private data to shop online and sign up to gambling sites has been jailed.

Ludek Fiurasek, 29, accessed leaked personal details of people in the UK, including email addresses and passwords, between 2018 and 2022, West Midlands Police said.

Through their accounts, he bought goods worth thousands of pounds in total, including car parts, a games console and casino websites, the force added.

Fiurasek, from Dunstall Road in Wolverhampton, admitted six counts of fraud by false representation and was jailed for three years and four months at Birmingham Crown Court.

He also pleaded guilty to a count of possessing or controlling an article for use in fraud, and one of unauthorised computer access with intent to commit other offences.

Investigators found, after seizing Fiurasek's devices, he had more than 30 lists of combinations of email addresses and passwords.

He would check whether matching details could be used to access other services, including online shopping sites, officers said, before using them for his own benefit.

It was discovered he had entered illegally obtained details into websites and online accounts more than 800 times.

The West Midlands force advised members of the public to close online accounts not in use and have different passwords for each one.

Fiurasek admitted the fraud in December, and was sentenced on 6 October.