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US Bot Herder Admits Infecting 250K Machines
AceCaseOR writes "In Los Angeles criminal court, security consultant John Schiefer, 26, has admitted infecting the systems of his clients with viruses to form a botnet containing a maximum of 250,000 systems. Schiefer used his zombies to steal users' PayPal usernames and passwords to make unauthorized purchases, as well as to install adware on their computers without their consent. Schiefer agreed to plead guilty to four felony charges of accessing protected computers to commit fraud, disclosing illegally intercepted electronic communications, wire fraud, and bank fraud. He will be sentenced Dec. 3 and faces up to 60 years in prison and a fine of $1.75 million."
Most grandmothers would have had enough sense to avoid these crimes, thus avoiding a possible 60 years in jail and millions in fines. This fella should have recognized wisdom when he had the chance.
You mean the companies and enterprises that still run Windows even though Microsoft is a convicted monopolist and has screwed over customers, suppliers and partners?
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You're a fucking idiot.