Hacker gets 41 months (in ham slamming heaven) for running rogue botnet - GoFuckYourself.com

sumphatpimp · 06-12-2008, 11:04 AM

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9097 278&intsrc=hm_list

June 12, 2008 (IDG News Service) A U.S. hacker who hooked up a botnet within Newell Rubbermaid Inc.'s corporate network was sentenced to 41 months in prison yesterday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Robert Matthew Bentley, of Panama City, Fla., must also pay $65,000 in restitution. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Bentley could have received a 10-year sentence. He pleaded guilty to charges of computer fraud and conspiracy to commit computer fraud for using the botnet to install advertising software on PCs located throughout Europe without permission.

Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid, which makes products such as Sharpie markers and plastic food-storage containers, reported that its European computer network had been hacked around December 2006. At least one other European-based company also complained.

Bentley's indictment was enabled by investigations conducted by several law enforcement agencies worldwide, including London's Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit, the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, the Finland National Bureau of Investigation and other local U.S. agencies.

Others who helped Bentley are still under investigation, the department said. Bentley received a commission from a company called DollarRevenue for every installation of the advertising software.

Ad software can be difficult to remove and can trigger unwanted pop-ups. Many hackers have become astute at installing the software through surreptitious means, such as exploiting software vulnerabilities in a PC's operating system or Web browser.

In December 2007, DollarRevenue was fined $1.54 million in the Netherlands, one of the largest fines ever levied in Europe against a company over adware. That investigation found that hackers were paid 38 cents for each installation of DollarRevenue software on computers in Europe and 25 cents for PCs in the U.S.

viencarl · 06-13-2008, 04:43 AM

Its better to kill them all rather than putting them to jail lol

Vick! · 06-13-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by viencarl

Its better to kill them all rather than putting them to jail lol

you sick?

Marky333 · 06-13-2008, 06:10 AM

lol ... !!!

The Duck · 06-13-2008, 06:12 AM

lol @ dollarrevenue

MrDeiz · 06-13-2008, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Vick!

you sick?

he is very healthy

+1 to viencarl

Matt 26z · 06-13-2008, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by viencarl

Its better to kill them all rather than putting them to jail lol

Considering what they are doing these days, I agree. They overload the processor, causing it to blow and then the shrapnel from the case severs the main artery in your leg. Here's an article on it:

tranza · 06-13-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by daizzzy

he is very healthy

+1 to viencarl

I totaly agree!

SpeakEasy · 06-13-2008, 07:52 AM

This is great news and hopefully is the start to the end of spyware...

V_RocKs · 06-13-2008, 08:03 AM

Hackers don't create botnets and then install shit for financial gain...

This guy was a script kiddie that saw easy money and went for it.

~Ray · 06-13-2008, 08:21 AM

hey hey hey, goodbye

pornguy · 06-13-2008, 08:24 AM

He needs to be ass raped.

SmokeyTheBear · 06-13-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Hackers don't create botnets and then install shit for financial gain....

sure they do

, most dedicated hackers prob don't have the time or would find it maybe boring but..

JamesK · 06-13-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt 26z

Considering what they are doing these days, I agree. They overload the processor, causing it to blow and then the shrapnel from the case severs the main artery in your leg. Here's an article on it:

KillerK · 06-13-2008, 11:25 AM

Is this the same kid who used his botnet in the Yahoo chat rooms and was promoting AFF heavily.

mikeyddddd · 06-13-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerK

Is this the same kid who used his botnet in the Yahoo chat rooms and was promoting AFF heavily.

This one?

AtlantisCash · 06-13-2008, 12:21 PM

dumbness

rowan · 06-13-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

This one?

Other news articles report that Robert Matthew Bentley is 21. According to his profile, bliket is also 21.

Due · 06-13-2008, 02:19 PM

So...... I'm taking bids on dollarrevenue.com, killer domain to start a top notch affiliate program, already have a bit media attention... Any takers ?

Matt 26z · 06-13-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

Other news articles report that Robert Matthew Bentley is 21. According to his profile, bliket is also 21.

LOL hmmmm

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 06-13-2008, 07:52 PM

the gibson.. it got haxed...

Iron Fist · 06-13-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

This one?

Socks · 06-15-2008, 12:50 AM

lolz I bet this "hacker" didn't even know whose server he was on

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