[funsec] Two Dutch hackers get jailtime

[Righard J. Zwienenberg]

Hi,

A Dutch judge just sentenced two guys to 2 years and 1.5 years 
imprisonment. According to the judge it has been proven that the two 
wrote and spreaded the ToxBot bot, to build a botnet (1,5M systems) 
trying to extort US companies. With another trojan they stole 
creditcard numbers and other forms of paymentinfo. They used the 
financial gain to buy luxury goods. The judge concluded that the 2 
men committed a serious attack against the increasing economy and 
interest of the internet. "It is not an exciting story or innocent 
prank. You have, as intelligent young men, misused your knowledge". 
The leader of the group got 2 years imprisonment and a fine of 9000 
euro, plus the profit he made, nearly 17,000 euro. The second got 1.5 
years inprisonment and a fine of 4,000 euro. He will have to pay the 
profit back as well, being 2,500 euro. Four other members of the 
group will be trialed later.

Righard




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