Poland's first convicted hacker

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http://thestar.com.my/tech/story.asp?file=/2000/11/30/technology/30polhack&sec=technology

Thursday, November 30, 2000

WARSAW: A 22-year-old computer hacker received a one-year suspended
jail term on Wednesday in one of Poland's first ever computer
crime-related conviction, the PAP news agency reported.  A court in
the southern Polish city of Cracow found the hacker, identified only
as Andrzej G., guilty of breaking into the system of a local business
and destroying files worth US$1,000 (RM3,800).

The cyber assailant maintained his innocence throughout the trial, but
court officials said they had no doubt he had used a pirate program
found on his computer to break into the firm's network.

In a move to prevent any future misadventures in cyberspace, the court
also ruled to confiscate the hacker's hard drive. The verdict is
subject to appeal.

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