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[TGD] Hacker gets 4 yrs. in prison over malware install

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Los Angeles (CA) - Yesterday, a 27-yr old computer hacker was sentenced to four years in federal prison after being convicted of using malicious software to infect thousands of computers, turning them into "botnet zombies". The man, John Schiefer, was a computer security consultant who plead guilty last April to computer fraud.

The malware was used to infect computers, creating botnet zombies that were ultimately used by Schiefer to steal personal information, such as the user's identities, credit card information, etc. He had to pay $19,000 in restitution to PayPal and other companies, in addition to his four-year sentence.

In June, 2008, a high-school student faced up to 38 years in prison for hacking into his school's computer. Omar Khan was facing a total of 69 felony accounts relating to individual instances of records being altered. The case is still pending.

In September, 2007, a Seattle man got two years in prison for selling fake items on eBay. He collected $94,000, but refused to provide the purchased materials.
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Good...
Strange... I fully support this news article.
Eh, he's going to get hired by some software securtiy company soon.
People these days...

I just want to get up in their faces and yell, "WHY!?! What's the point!?!"
i think its cool that people have these skills to be able to do this...but at the same time, suck **** if you do it and get caught, thats what you get. simple as that.

but yeah, its these guys that usually get really good IT jobs related to software security.

lol @ editing school records. "hey mum look, all A's. didnt you promise me a new car if i did that?"
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Originally Posted by OpTicaL
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Eh, he's going to get hired by some software securtiy company soon.

In 4 years maybe
. Not worth it IMO.
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I really wonder...just why...I mean this dude had to have had his computer hit by a virus once...I mean..why would you personally and intentionally screw with another guys stuff.

This dude is like the the Anon/ /b/ / Chaners, I never get why they do what they do. It just doesn't make sense.
maybe someday someone will create a virus that turns ur pc into a folding zombie
XD
but that guy deserved it
I wonder what's going to be worse for him, dropping bars of soap or not having access to a computer for 4 years?
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Originally Posted by Tator Tot
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I really wonder...just why...I mean this dude had to have had his computer hit by a virus once...I mean..why would you personally and intentionally screw with another guys stuff.

This dude is the the Anon/ /b/ / Chaners, I never get why they do what they do. It just doesn't make sense.

The sheer accessibility of people's vulnerable, unprotected computers... at one's grasp. A few malicious script codes later, and boom, instant credit card #'s and other useful info. to abuse.

I don't see why this guy gets a slap on the wrist with a measily 4 years, compared to the kid who hacked 1 school computer, and faces 38 years in prison... for changing a few grades around ?
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He will get no IT job. The botnets he used to steal information are actually just servers that send tons of spam. Eventually someone replies with their info...

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This dude is the the Anon/ /b/ / Chaners,

No, he isn't... they would never do something so secretive and complete. It's all temporary stuff, they never do stuff that are long term.
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No, he isn't... they would never do something so secretive and complete. It's all temporary stuff, they never do stuff that are long term.

I meant "is like the"

not "is the"

Editing now.

But still, I don't get why people do such maltious stuff. I would/am pissed off if my computer gets a virus or even a pop up. Its annoying, and after fixing countless computers, some to my fault of OCing, some to just plain issues. I would never want to break a computer on purpose, or ephe one up.
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I say good. In the word or Dave Chappelle. "night, night keep you (b*) hole tight"
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I wonder what's going to be worse for him, dropping bars of soap or not having access to a computer for 4 years?

...he'll probably think that it'll be worse to be without a computer, but even prisoners have net access.

Thankfully, there are no "butt firewalls" to protect him.

Any word whether or not he launched this stuff using a modified ipod or something along those lines?
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Originally Posted by aod2002 View Post
I wonder what's going to be worse for him, dropping bars of soap or not having access to a computer for 4 years?
In all likelihood, he will end up not having computer access for longer than that as a stipulation of his probation.
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Originally Posted by ImmortalKenny View Post
People these days...

I just want to get up in their faces and yell, "WHY!?! What's the point!?!"
Unlocked achievement: smash his brains out with his keyboard.
Now use it wisely and hit well.

I tell my myself everytime I see that I got a warning on some virus that oh god it would feel so good to really physically hurt the person that made this crap.
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