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Hacker Sentenced To Longest US Sentence Yet
Iphtashu Fitz writes "The Associated Press is reporting that a Michigan man has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for his involvement in hacking into the corporate systems of Lowe's Home Improvement and attempting to steal customer credit card information. The sentence far exceeds the 5 1/2 years that hacker Kevin Mitnick spent behind bars. Two others are awaiting sentencing, including one of the first people to ever be convicted of wardriving. Prosecutors said the three men tapped into the wireless network of a Lowe's store in Southfield, Mich., used that connection to enter the chain's central computer system in North Wilkesboro, N.C., and installed a program to capture credit card information. No data was actually collected however."
Stealing credit card numbers isn't an inconvenience. It's a crime. As in "against the law." Oh boo hoo, the punishment is too excessive, boo hoo. It's a non-violent crime. Fine. I'll empty out your bank account and then I'll pay a fine and we'll be cool, right? That'll scare the hell out of people who are tempted to hack into people's financial business. Oh no, we might get FINED. I'm somehow thinking that doesn't have the same threat as jail time.
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Let's throw all those big badass hackers into prison and clog it up even more so that the killers and the rapists can turn parole faster.
No, we can just let the potheads out to make room. You have the mental capacity of a politician, budget cuts, well police and fire first not my pork projects. Drop the hysterics and try thinking for a moment next time.
Great logic there!
Someone attacks someone with intent to kill them, but does not succeed. It's clearly a murder since success is not an element of a crime.
You idiot.