07-10-2005, 20:34
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07-10-2005, 21:16
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Re: Hackers jailed
Hmmm somehow i don't think 3 month will make them learn any lessons!!
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07-10-2005, 21:43
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Re: Hackers jailed
Well, it looks like they weren't exactly out to cause damage/profit from it...
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Robin Patton, defending Harvey, said: "The motivation for committing these offences was the power over computers rather than any nefarious purpose.
"It's one thing to want the power and its another to misuse it and neither defendant ever showed the slightest intention to be malicious."
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07-10-2005, 21:46
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Re: Hackers jailed
Hmmmm somehow i don't buy that! The fact they created a virus is just malicous in it self, regardless of there intent!
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07-10-2005, 21:47
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Re: Hackers jailed
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Well, it looks like they weren't exactly out to cause damage/profit from it...
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That does not give them a right to compromise a personal PC does it?
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07-10-2005, 21:59
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That does not give them a right to compromise a personal PC does it?
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No, it definitely doesn't. It's probably good they were jailed, but it does look like there was no real harmful intent behind it.
In honesty, I really don't know what sentence would be fitting for a crime like this, but I would imagine these two lads will think twice before trying this again.
In that respect, I don't think 3/6 months in jail (3 months for one, 6 months for the other) is a joke really.
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07-10-2005, 22:03
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Re: Hackers jailed
They only infected 19 000 PC's..........
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07-10-2005, 22:10
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Re: Hackers jailed
That's small fry compared to some legal spyware applications. I think in this case the level of risk is more important than number of infections.
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07-10-2005, 22:13
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Re: Hackers jailed
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No, it definitely doesn't. It's probably good they were jailed, but it does look like there was no real harmful intent behind it.
In honesty, I really don't know what sentence would be fitting for a crime like this, but I would imagine these two lads will think twice before trying this again.
In that respect, I don't think 3/6 months in jail (3 months for one, 6 months for the other) is a joke really.
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07-10-2005, 22:17
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So what would you find fitting considering no harm was done? (and what would you consider fitting if harm was done?)
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07-10-2005, 22:23
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Re: Hackers jailed
At least a fitting custodial sentence, and a restriction to access a PC for a set time IE 12 month.
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07-10-2005, 22:30
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Re: Hackers jailed
3month, and make them only able to use a Intel Celeron 333mhz with 64mb of ram and onboard visuals and sound, with a 2gb HD at 5400rpm IDe, single speed cd-rom, 1 floppy drive, and the most dodgy ever installation of Windows ME.
NOW THATS DETERENT
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07-10-2005, 22:35
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Re: Hackers jailed
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At least a fitting custodial sentence, and a restriction to access a PC for a set time IE 12 month.
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Actually, I think that would be far better than 3/6 months in jail.
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Re: Hackers jailed
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Originally Posted by Saxodriver
3month, and make them only able to use a Intel Celeron 333mhz with 64mb of ram and onboard visuals and sound, with a 2gb HD at 5400rpm IDe, single speed cd-rom, 1 floppy drive, and the most dodgy ever installation of Windows ME.
NOW THATS DETERENT
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07-10-2005, 22:41
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Re: Hackers jailed
Thats it Roy..you are now sentences to 3week with a 486 pc, with windows 95.. be grateful I give you 900mb HD space, and usb support.
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