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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."
Ok, fine. I'll steal your money and then murder you to make sure I don't get made an example of by some pinhead prosecutor who wants his name in the paper. I'll get a couple years and be back on the street. Sound good to you?
It's only larceny if you take something.
I'll buy "attempted larceny". But it is not, in fact, larceny.
Also, since it's merely information, you can't really take it in the first place (since you're not depriving someone of their stuff.)
Am I commiting larceny when I photocopy a page from a book at the library? Don't think so!