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Man Gets 10 Years For VoIP Hacking

Posted by timothy on from the just-think-what-that-is-in-minutes dept.

angry tapir writes "A US court has sentenced a Venezuelan man to 10 years in prison for stealing and then reselling more than 10 million minutes of Internet phone service. Edwin Pena, 27, was convicted in February of masterminding a scheme to hack into more than 15 telecommunications companies and then reroute calls to their networks at no charge. He must also pay more than US$1 million in restitution, and will be deported once his sentence is served."

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  1. Free calls by fvandrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Free calls for all US prisoners shortly.

    1. Re:Free calls by thynk · · Score: 3, Funny

      and if those were txt messages, it would hold my teen daughter over through at least 6 months.

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      Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
  2. Stupid criminal... by ProdigyPuNk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pena is the first person to be charged by U.S. authorities with VoIP hacking, but he almost avoided prosecution. He skipped bail after his arrest, and was only captured after his Mexican girlfriend turned him in in early 2009.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. NEVER, EVER let your girlfriend know what is going on if you are commiting crimes/running from the law/etc. It gets you in trouble every time.

    1. Re:Stupid criminal... by delinear · · Score: 5, Funny

      I've said it before and I'll say it again. NEVER, EVER let your girlfriend know what is going on. It gets you in trouble every time.

      FTFY

    2. Re:Stupid criminal... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Most slashdotters won't ever be in that situation. (They never commit any crimes)