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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."
That's the longest sententence indeed.
They should lock up the fool that set their network up!
The an admin who sets up an unsecure wireless network should be convicted for stupidity.
We, the Illegal Pirates of the Internet Who Must Steal Everything No Matter What, rue the travesty that has lead to the sentencing of our compatriots. We remain dedicated to the theft and infringement of all intellectual property at all costs, including but not limited to financial records and credit card numbers. Rest assured, we will continue our relentless campaign to thieve.
Signed,
The Illegal Pirates of the Internet Who Must Steal Everything No Matter What
p.s. clock!
I bet he isn't looking forward to having his security hole exploited while in prison!
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak
You break into a computer and steal my money, and it's going to become a violent crime when I break into your face and cause some non-monetary damages. Go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect two-hundred dollars.
Is it fascism yet?
...other white collar crimes will not be prosecuted as they won't recieve much media attention to propagate to young eager script kiddies the scary consequences of making network adminstrators look bad.
Some aim to please, I aim to tease.
let's protect them!
-pyrrho
I find your pro-crime stance to be a breath of fresh air.
You have to be really dumb to get caught war driving, your already in the get away car!
Fell Much Safer. (TM)
Don't Crease the Weasel!
No, I'm New Here
Retribution is the criminal's sentence by the victim.
it's the fault of the victim for being unprepared, undefended, uninformed
It's the fault of the criminal for being unprepared for punishment!
The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know.[Harry Truman]