Man Gets 5 Years for Hacking U.S. Army Computers
Dawn S. Onley writes on GCN.com:
A Wichita, Kan., man has received five years in federal prison for hacking into 13 Army computers to steal credit card numbers and account information.More here.
Matthew R. Decker, 21, was sentenced last week, several months after he pleaded guilty to one count of accessing a protected computer and a single count of possession of unauthorized credit card account access devices.
Decker told authorities he used his home computer to illegally access 12 different Army computers on 17 different occasions, from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23, 2003. He stole credit card numbers from 531 Visa and MasterCard account holders, as well as full account information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and work and home phone numbers.
The computers Decker hacked into were at Fort Monroe, Va.
posted by Fergie @ 10/26/2006 07:06:00 PM
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