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Teen hacker confesses three-year crime spree
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| Known by the online handle of Dshocker, the 17-year-old Massachusetts hacker
| also admitted he breached multiple corporate computer systems, called in bomb
| threats and engaged in credit card fraud. The defendant, who was identified
| only by the initials N.H., pleaded guilty to charges in court documents that
| included one count each of computer fraud and interstate threats and four
| counts of wire fraud.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/19/dshocker_pleads_guilty/
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Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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