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Inmate 'fesses to prison computer hack
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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:06:41 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/16/prison_computer_hack_guilty_plea/ By John Leyden The Register 16th September 2009 A former US inmate has pleaded guilty to hacking into the prison's computer system to obtain the personal data of more than 1,100 prison service workers. Francis G Janosko, 43, of Halifax and Plymouth, Massachussets, confessed to computer hacking offences on Tuesday. In return, charges of aggravated identity theft were dropped. Even so, he is looking at a possible 18-month spell inside, followed by three years on probation, at a sentencing hearing on 15 December, according to local reports. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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