Showing posts with label Cybercrime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cybercrime. Show all posts
Celebrity hacker sentenced to ten years in prison
The 36-year-old Christopher Chaney was sentenced in Los Angeles to ten years imprisonment and a compensation of about $ 66,000. Chaney had been in March, to be broken into the computer and email accounts of more than 50 singers and actresses. The victims included, among others Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Renee Olstead.
Chaney was known to be guilty to nine offenses, including illegal eavesdropping and unauthorized access to other computers. For acknowledgment of debt in March, Christopher Chaney had admitted to be at least eleven months collapsed repeatedly in e-mail accounts. For that he had "forgotten password" feature of webmail used their security questions he answered on the basis of privileged information.
In the configuration pages of his webmail, he wore a mail forwarding address. He was forced to join all emails, sent the others to the owners of the hacked accounts. Chaney also sometimes sent e-mails on behalf of his victims and asked to contact their private photos. About the address books of compromised accounts to hangelte Chaney continue to other destinations.
For Chaney appears to have become breaking into other people's computers to addiction: After securing his private computer by the FBI he was using someone else's computer to break into another mail account. The found photos and information he shared with another hacker and passed it on to two tabloid websites.
In the verdict, the judge pointed out that the accused had to the victims a "callous disregard" (callous disregard) shown - have two unknown victims to Chaney even adjusted for over ten years. Judge S. James Otero noted further, extreme emotional distress could have just as devastating as physical injuries. Originally, the sentence will be announced in July. Chaney threatened 60 years in prison
Australia: Senate passes cybercrime law
The Australian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would facilitate the prosecution of cybercrime. This includes integrating the fact that law enforcement agencies in the event of doubt may oblige providers to two years in storage connectivity and content data of a user. With a judicial decree, the authorities could gain access to the information held.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald welcomed the Australian Justice Minister Nicola Roxon the vote for the draft, which goes back to its predecessor Robert McClelland. Crimes such as online fraud, child pornography or copyright infringement could be fighting with global reach, will further the cooperation between local authorities and those overseas easier. It also created a greater harmony between Australian law and the Convention on Cybercrime, the Council of Europe was established.
Senator Scott Ludlam of the Australian Greens criticized loudly Herald that the law go out unnecessarily over the provisions of the international convention. Moreover, it would be possible to support that Australian authorities criminal cases in other countries, which lead to a death penalty. Already in 2011, the Bill has been passed by the Australian House of Representatives, accompanied by sharp criticism from the opposition. After obtaining the approval of the Senate, the law must now again be presented to the House of Representatives.
The law is not the only initiative of the Australian government on combating cybercrime: withdraw Minister Roxon recently had a discussion paper on intelligence reform, which proposed an up to two years, without suspicion retention. Violent protests by civil rights activists, privacy advocates and providers are likely to be the reason for the diversion. The plans will be discussed until after the next general election again, which is expected to take place in the second Hälf 2013.
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