British Zynga hacker jailed for two years 

British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 22 March 2011 1:25 PM
Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.
Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust 

Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 4 March 2011 7:16 AM
Two teenagers have been jailed for their part in running a massive online cyber crime forum.
Software engineer jailed over MI6 leaks 

Software engineer jailed over MI6 leaks

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 6 September 2010 2:00 PM
Secret files on USB.
American jailed after assisting NZ hacker in botnet attack 

American jailed after assisting NZ hacker in botnet attack

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 23 October 2008 10:12 AM
An American who helped a New Zealand hacker has been sentenced to 90 days in prison and five years of probation.
Paedophile internet ‘librarian’ jailed indefinitely 

Paedophile internet ‘librarian’ jailed indefinitely

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 19 August 2008 11:32 AM
A 27-year-old British man has been jailed indefinitely for acting as an online librarian for a child pornography win.
AOL phisher sentenced to seven years 

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 15 August 2008 10:00 AM
A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Four men are jailed in China for virus writing 

Four men are jailed in China for virus writing

In Applications - By Fiona Raisbeck, 25 September 2007 9:38 AM
Four men have been jailed in China for writing a virus that affected thousands of users worldwide.
Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime 

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 February 2007 9:32 AM
Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase ...
Russian bank chief jailed for identity theft 

Russian bank chief jailed for identity theft

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 20 December 2006 10:06 AM
A Russian bank chief, who coordinated an international identity theft operation, has been jailed for six years.
Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years 

Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 November 2006 2:45 PM
A paedophile who used internet chat rooms to hack into the computers of schoolgirls and blackmail them into sending explicit pictures of themselves was jailed for ten years ...
Russian virus exchange creator jailed 

Russian virus exchange creator jailed

By William Eazel, 4 May 2006 9:45 AM
Russian authorities have jailed a hacker who not only created his own malware, but ran two websites distributing more than 4,000 different computer viruses.
Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs  

Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

By William Eazel, 8 February 2006 11:55 AM
A hacker who stopped more than three million Spanish computer users from using the internet has been sentenced to two years in jail. Twenty-six-year-old Santiago Garrido used a ...
'Weaselboy' spammer jailed over £1.6M scam 

'Weaselboy' spammer jailed over £1.6M scam

By René Millman, 17 November 2005 12:08 PM
A spammer who built up a £1.6 million ($2.75 million) fortune from his bedroom in his father's house was jailed for six years for fraud and other crimes.
TK worm creators jailed 

TK worm creators jailed

By René Millman, 7 October 2005 4:25 PM
Two Britons were sentenced today for their part in creating a worm that infected thousands of computers and formed a botnet that launched DDoS attacks on networks and websites ...
$11 million dollar phishing pair jailed 

$11 million dollar phishing pair jailed

By René Millman, 28 June 2005 5:24 PM
An American and a Scotsman have been jailed for their part in an international phishing scam that netted the pair $11 million dollars (£6.5 million). The men now face a total ...
'Computer genius' jailed for hacking Pentagon 

'Computer genius' jailed for hacking Pentagon

By René Millman, 27 June 2005 3:28 PM
A Californian man was sentenced to four months in prison for hacking into the computer systems of federal agencies and defacing websites in April 2002.
WebTV hacker jailed 

WebTV hacker jailed

By René Millman, 15 March 2005 11:27 AM
An Louisianan man has been sentenced to six months in prison for sending an email virus to WebTV users which caused their devices to dial 911.
Biggest credit card fraudster jailed 

Biggest credit card fraudster jailed

By René Millman, 12 January 2005 3:22 PM
A 425-pound computer hacker with a huge appetite for identity theft has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his part in the biggest case of credit card fraud in US history.
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