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Ohio Cracker Confesses to Attacks For Hire

Posted by Zonk on from the black-hats-for-cash dept.

Ritalin16 writes "An Ohio computer hacker recently pled guilty to carrying out crippling denial-of-service attacks on a shady internet hosting company's competitors. From the article: 'In a deal with prosecutors, Richard "Krashed" Roby, 20, pleaded guilty in federal court in Toledo last month to intentionally damaging a protected computer, after launching a 2003 attack on an online satellite TV retailer that caused at least $120,000 in losses.'" Another article indicating an openness on the international stage to cracking for cash.

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  1. Cracka's by Cornflake917 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Man I really thought as I read the headline was that a slashdot editor was pissed off at white people. Than I realized this was slashdot, and remeber there are other meanings for cracker.

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  2. Title... by vectorian798 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Did anyone else read that as "Ohio White Boy Confesses to Attacks for Hire"?

  3. Re:Where is the proof by m50d · · Score: 0, Redundant
    He probably did you what say, but without proof these claims are nothing more than the ravings of a gossiper.

    Isn't gossip popular *because* it's interesting? Informative would be a moderation to complain about.

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