This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mimeat_private for more info. --------------30692E244A78 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Content-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.981126154424.19243jat_private> http://www.yahoo.com.sg/headlines/251198/technology/912004680-1125153817.technology.html Wednesday November 25, 10:38 PM Russia hands down first conviction to computer hacker MOSCOW, Nov 25 (AFP) - A Russian court has handed down the country's first conviction for computer piracy, the daily Kommersant reported Wednesday. Pavel Cheiko, an 18-year-old computer student, was given a five year suspended sentence for illegally obtaining 11,000 dollars in equipment from a US company over the internet. Cheiko purchased the equipment using a fake credit card number he created with software he also found on the internet. The young hacker, who began playing with computers at the age of 12, resold the material after he received it. The case is a first for Russian judicial authorities who recently set up a Federal Security Services to fight computer fraud. --------------30692E244A78-- -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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