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Samsung board chairman jailed on union-busting charge

Samsung board chairman jailed on union-busting charge

For sabotaging legitimate union activities.
Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang Dec 18 2019 1:34PM Hardware
British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.
Tom Brewster Mar 22 2011 11:47AM Security
Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust

Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust

Two teenagers have been jailed for their part in running a massive online cyber crime forum.
Tom Brewster Mar 4 2011 6:36AM Security
Software engineer jailed over MI6 leaks

Software engineer jailed over MI6 leaks

Secret files on USB.
Liam Tung Sep 6 2010 1:06PM Security
American jailed after assisting NZ hacker in botnet attack

American jailed after assisting NZ hacker in botnet attack

An American who helped a New Zealand hacker has been sentenced to 90 days in prison and five years of probation.
Dan Raywood Oct 23 2008 10:12AM Security
Pirated games businessman jailed for 15 months

Pirated games businessman jailed for 15 months

A man who set up a business selling pirated games on consoles has been jailed for 15 months and fined US$415,900.
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 3:20PM Security
Paedophile internet ‘librarian’ jailed indefinitely

Paedophile internet ‘librarian’ jailed indefinitely

A 27-year-old British man has been jailed indefinitely for acting as an online librarian for a child pornography win.
Iain Thomson Aug 19 2008 11:32AM Security
AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2008 10:00AM Security
Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for $1m fraud

Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for $1m fraud

An ex-Microsoft programme manager who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling around US$1m has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for defrauding her employer.
Guy Dixon Jul 22 2008 8:37AM Software
Woman jailed for hiring internet hit man

Woman jailed for hiring internet hit man

An Irish woman has been found guilty of hiring a hit man over the internet to kill her partner and his family.
Iain Thomson Jul 12 2008 12:52PM Security
Four men are jailed in China for virus writing

Four men are jailed in China for virus writing

Four men have been jailed in China for writing a virus that affected thousands of users worldwide.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 25 2007 9:38AM Security
Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase electronic goods.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 2 2007 9:32AM Security
Russian bank chief jailed for identity theft

Russian bank chief jailed for identity theft

A Russian bank chief, who coordinated an international identity theft operation, has been jailed for six years.
Fiona Raisbeck Dec 20 2006 10:06AM Security
Chinese porn king jailed for life

Chinese porn king jailed for life

Stiff penalty as Chinese authorities take firm stand against porn.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2006 9:56AM Oddware
Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years

Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years

A paedophile who used internet chat rooms to hack into the computers of schoolgirls and blackmail them into sending explicit pictures of themselves was jailed for ten years yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 10 2006 2:45PM Security
Zotob worm gang jailed in Morocco

Zotob worm gang jailed in Morocco

Lengthy sentences for malware writers.
Matt Chapman Sep 14 2006 10:22AM Security
Software pirates jailed in the US

Software pirates jailed in the US

The US Department of Justice has announced that two US-based software pirates were successfully prosecuted and sentenced to a total of 21 months in prison.
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Software
Russian virus exchange creator jailed

Russian virus exchange creator jailed

Russian authorities have jailed a hacker who not only created his own malware, but ran two websites distributing more than 4,000 different computer viruses.
William Eazel May 4 2006 9:45AM Security
Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

A hacker who stopped more than three million Spanish computer users from using the internet has been sentenced to two years in jail. Twenty-six-year-old Santiago Garrido used a computer worm to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after he was expelled from the popular "Hispano" IRC chat room for disobeying its rules.
William Eazel Feb 8 2006 11:55AM Security
'Weaselboy' spammer jailed over £1.6M scam

'Weaselboy' spammer jailed over £1.6M scam

A spammer who built up a £1.6 million ($2.75 million) fortune from his bedroom in his father's house was jailed for six years for fraud and other crimes.
René Millman Nov 17 2005 12:08PM Security

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