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Computer Hacker Jailed
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:48:17 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/140336/Computer-hacker-jailed/ By Elizabeth James Daily Star 18th June 2010 A COMPUTER hacker who bought 30,000 U.K.P. of gold bullion thanks to an intricate fraud scam was jailed yesterday. Alistair Peckover, 21, also bought a Porsche and had 40,000 cash stashed in two containers when arrested. The 'obsessive loner' used his self-taught skills to breach security barriers on Google and BT websites and obtain details of customers. email accounts. He used the information to defraud them and fund his gambling habit. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.com
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