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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Robo-Calling Malware

alphadogg writes with this excerpt from Network World: "A New Hampshire man who made $8 million by installing unwanted dial-up software on computers and then forcing them to call expensive premium telephone numbers was handed down an 82-month sentence this week. Prosecutors say that between 2003 and 2007, Asu Pala and others put together a lucrative business by setting up premium telephone numbers in Germany — similar to the 1-900 numbers used in the US — and then infecting German PCs with software that would automatically dial the numbers for short periods of time." Do that many people still have modems attached?

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  1. Lets just hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    anonymous coward never goes to jail for first posting slashdot..

  2. alphadogg writes with this excerpt from Network Wo by hkeacc · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Prosecutors say that between 2003 and 2007longtime~

  3. Re:alphadogg writes with this excerpt from Network by Frosty+Piss · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:Few Questions by Pentium100 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I see this argument every so often.

    Yes, she is stupid to wear that short skirt. the rapist is still guilty and everything, but she is still stupid.

    Another example:
    I get out of my car, lock it but leave $100 visible from outside. some guy smashes the window and takes the money. Yes, the thief is guilty and he should give me the money back and pay the fine (or whatever is appropriate by the law), but I am an idiot for leaving a lot of money visible from outside. If I ever told any of my friends this, they would all say that I was stupid to leave the money. And they would be right - I know that there are thieves, some may even smash the window for a cigarette pack, so, if I want to reduce the risk of someone smashing the window, I should take or hide every valuable thing that is inside my car. Even if the police catches the thief and forces him to pay back the money and pay for a new window, I would still be worse off because of all of the inconvenience. So, I do not leave valuable things visible inside my car.

    Same thing with the skirt. the woman, if not completely ignorant, should know that there are rapists, some of whom get more turned on by seeing a short skirt, so, she should wear something different or not go trough dark alleys.

    Back to the topic - yes, the guy is guilty and has to do time, but the victims were stupid and paid for their stupidity, just like the guy who paid a lot of money to help his son who got into a traffic accident (some other guy helpfully offered to deliver the money) and then remembered that he has no kids.

  5. Re:Few Questions by internettoughguy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, she is stupid to not wear that Hijab. the rapist is still guilty and everything, but she is still stupid.

    FTFY