Man Gets 3 Years for Botnet Attack

Vobbo writes "Weeks after NANOG subscribers argued whether or not mitigating botnet command and control systems was a worthwhile endeavor, the LA Times reports that the old fashioned method of arresting and prosecuting criminals still works. Prosecutors successfully prosecuted a 21 year old who had conspired to create botnets that attacked the Department of Defense, a California school district, and a Seattle hospital before being arrested. He plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 years of 'supervised release.'"

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100k for Installing Spyware?

[Elvis77]

My teenagers have managed to install spyware on ALL my computers... little did I know that they could earn a living at it...