Re: [MLUG] Whoa! WiFi Hacker gets 9 years in the slammer

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Matthew Schmidt wrote:

>I saw this and thought of that WiFi hacking thread we had a few months back.
>
>Some kids got the Mitnick and ended up with 9 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HACKING!!!!!
>
>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39181363,00.htm
>
>Yes, they were doing something stupid. Yes, they shouldn't have done
>what they did. But 9 years? Maybe it's just me, but that seems like a
>seriously harsh sentence for a non-violent crime.
>  
>
I still think the people who left their network full of private customer 
data open (with no protection at all as I recall) should be charged and 
sent to jail too. Definately a serious case of neglecting 
responsibility. 9 years seems pretty harsh since there wasn't actually 
much hacking involved. He drove by and bam there was an open network 
with interesting data out in plain sight. Sure he then started snooping 
on the data but I think most people would. I don't recall any mention of 
him actually using that data. Was there?

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Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org

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