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US CHARGES 'BOTMASTER' IN UNIQUE COMPUTER CRIME

LOS ANGELES: A 20-year-old man accused of using thousands of hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage systems and send massive amounts of spam across the internet was arrested in the United States today in what authorities called the first such prosecution of its kind.
Ref. https://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,93498~3467755a28~,00.html

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Well, I am certainly glad they have found him since too many criminals feel unbeatable behind technology. Amazingly this had made headlines all over the world and I am sure law suits will come from outside the US as well.

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'BOTMASTER' PLEADS GUILTY TO COMPUTER CRIMES

LOS ANGELES: A 20-year-old accused of using hundreds of thousands of
hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage systems and send massive
waves of spam across the Internet, pleaded guilty to US federal
charges.
Ref. https://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,93498~3550246a28~,00.html

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Good, I'm glad that spam monster is going to jail! There is not much more on the web that I hate more than spam! By pleading guilty, he has also prevented the costly court expenses of putting him on trial.

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'Botmaster' gets 57 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/0...reut/index.html

While 57 months does not seem like a long time, it sends a clear message to similar criminals that this type of activity is unacceptable.