Duo Jailed For Infecting 100,000 Computers
21 Dec, 2006, 6:04 pm IST |
Sharon Khare
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Two men charged with infecting more than 100,000 computers with a Trojan horse that generated more than 12 million Euros ($15.8 million), have been jailed. A court in Osnabrück, Germany, sentenced one of the men to 4 years in jail, and the other to a 39 month sentence, for their part in a criminal scheme that corrupted Internet users' PCs with a Trojan horse that dialled premium rate 0190 phone numbers to contact a pornographic website. The men, one aged 31 and the other 35 years old, generated over 12 million Euros in income from the premium rate phone calls made via infected PCs' modems between July 2002 - September 2003. "These hackers infected a staggering 100,000 PCs and forced them to dial a premium rate number to make them cold, hard cash. The German authorities have done well in bringing these offenders to justice," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "All computer users need to put in place a proper defense to ensure their computers do not become targeted by internet criminals. Every PC should be properly defended by up-to-date anti-virus software, firewalls, and the latest security patches." The prosecution asked the court to fine the men 7.75 million Euros in addition to the jail sentence, but this request was rejected for legal reasons. Two other men have been jailed for 18 and 22 months in connection with the case. "Other hackers should look long and hard at the punishment these men have received and ask themselves whether they really think Internet crime is a career they wish to continue pursuing," said Cluley. |
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