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Kiwis Jail First Internet Fraudster

René Millman writes on SC Magazine Online:

A New Zealand man has been jailed for nearly three years after he was found guilty of hacking the accounts of internet bank and auction site users.

Mark Hayes, 19, was sentenced to two years and 11 months at Auckland District Court on fraud charges. The court heard how the defendant used keylogging software to record the keystrokes typed by users of New Zealand auction site Trade Me and also those using internet bank accounts. He then used those details to hack into accounts and buy goods.

New Zealand's national police e-crime manager, Maarten Kleintjes, said that this was the country's first jail sentence for internet fraud.

posted by Fergie @ 5/31/2006 08:06:00 AM