Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223971/Hungarian_hacker_gets_30_months_for_extortion_plot_on_Marriott

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
February 3, 2012

A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott 
International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and 
threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Attila Nemeth, 26, will also serve three years of supervised release 
following his prison term, federal prosecutors said in a statement 
Friday.

Nemeth had previously pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting 
malicious code and attempted extortion, in U.S. District Court in 
Maryland.

According to court documents, Nemeth informed Marriott officials in 
November 2010 that he had gained access to the company's computers and 
had stolen proprietary information from its systems.

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