http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business-11/123175273238730.xml&coll=2 By Peter Krouse Plain Dealer Reporter January 12, 2009 Dana Arvidson and Gabriel Schaffer knew they did something wrong, but after five years and no criminal charges, they hoped the ordeal was behind them. Then came the indictments last February. Arvidson and Schaffer, two computer-savvy guys from the Cleveland area, were accused of using their knowledge to swipe military secrets from a defense contractor. Or what they thought was a defense contractor. It was really an FBI sting. Both men pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last September. But on Thursday, Judge Patricia Gaughan spared them prison time, sentencing them to six months of house arrest and three years' probation. Gaughan told the men she had a hard time making a decision. They seemed to have learned from their mistake and moved on with their lives, she said, but their crime was serious. "The potential for harm was enormous," the judge said. In 2002, Arvidson, a Hiram College graduate, had a company called SecurNet in Mayfield. Schaffer, who had a degree from Case Western Reserve University, worked for him. They thought they could make money protecting wireless computer networks from hackers. They bragged in a Crain's Cleveland Business article that they had breached a number of wireless networks and that companies should hire them to perform security audits. [...] _______________________________________________ Please help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Mon Jan 12 2009 - 22:02:42 PST
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