The only crime that pays... ?

[kiwi_2005]

Autistic hacker escapes penalty

This guy just lives 30min away from where i live, it was big news last yr when he got busted. Known on-line as "Akill" him and a grp of Americans infecting a million computers causing millions of $$$. I dont condone this, in fact i think hes a slimy little punk. But i have to say good on him for his skills just next time put it to better use!
So when i sat down to watch him on the News tonight to see what his sentence would be i was shocked to see all charges were dropped.

Not only that but He could be working for the NZ police, since his bust early this year he has had offers from around the world, one FBI Tech said his programming skills are the best hes ever seen.

Ha hack your way to wealthiness:hmm: Oh the picture of him smiling is just when the judge said hes free to go. Hes probably pinching himself now to see if hes dreaming!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4619215a10.html

A Whitianga teenager who hacked into a computer at a United States university was today discharged without conviction at the High Court in Hamilton.
Owen Thor Walker, 18, was appearing for sentencing after earlier admitting six cyber crime charges.
Both crown lawyer Ross Douch and defence lawyer Tony Balme told the court that New Zealand police were interested in using Walker's skills on the right side of the law.
Justice Judith Potter ordered Walker to pay $9526 as his half share of the damage caused to the university computer and other costs of $5000.
She also ordered Walker - who has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of Autism - to hand over his computer-related assets to police.
Walker was allegedly the mastermind of a "botnet" coding group said to have infected a million computers and caused millions of dollars of damage.
According to police, Walker – known on-line as "Akill" – received just under $40,000 for his part in the attacks, which included a global adware scheme and the collapse of a computer server at the American university.
The investigation was carried out by the New Zealand police in conjunction with the FBI, the United States Secret Service and Dutch authorities.

[Tchocky]

Rather similiar to art forgers.

[Platapus]

From the title of this thread, I thought you wanted to talk about Congress.

[rifleman13]

Maybe he got off the hook because of his condition?:hmm:

[Letum]

Originally Posted by rifleman13

Maybe he got off the hook because of his condition?:hmm:

I very much doubt it. It is not a condition that impairs ability to follow the law.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Platapus

From the title of this thread, I thought you wanted to talk about Congress.

Or The House of Commons, who are a load of bloody backhander crooks on the take.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Damnit I was going to make the "politics" joke and I got beat to it twice.

I have to post at least 3 lame jokes a day or I feel like a failure.

[bookworm_020]

Damm! I wish I could use my colour blindness at a reason to run red lights!

[Sailor Steve]

But running red lights is so much more serious a crime than ruining people's lives and causing millions of dollars in damages. Have you no perspective?

[Jimbuna]

An unbelievedly light sentence IMO

[Wolfehunter]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Autistic hacker escapes penalty

This guy just lives 30min away from where i live, it was big news last yr when he got busted. Known on-line as "Akill" him and a grp of Americans infecting a million computers causing millions of $$$. I dont condone this, in fact i think hes a slimy little punk. But i have to say good on him for his skills just next time put it to better use!
So when i sat down to watch him on the News tonight to see what his sentence would be i was shocked to see all charges were dropped.

Not only that but He could be working for the NZ police, since his bust early this year he has had offers from around the world, one FBI Tech said his programming skills are the best hes ever seen.

Ha hack your way to wealthiness:hmm: Oh the picture of him smiling is just when the judge said hes free to go. Hes probably pinching himself now to see if hes dreaming!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4619215a10.html

why do you think he did what he did? He did it to get noticed and show the world who he is. He got the light sentence because they worked a deal with him. Question is what job did he get? He's the not the first nor the last.

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

An unbelievedly light sentence IMO

Exactly He should of been taught a lesson to show others like him your going to get burned if you try this. Not only that but his popularity has sky rocketed. In a local newspaper they interview pupils that went to the same school as him they would say he was a loner and not very popular, now they all want to be his girlfriend

How i see it he got a deal offer by the Police. Work for us an we will drop the charges. On talkback radio last night I heard he will use his skills to track down serious hackers for the police.

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

why do you think he did what he did? He did it to get noticed and show the world who he is. He got the light sentence because they worked a deal with him. Question is what job did he get? He's the not the first nor the last.

Well would you believe he was a FPS gamer alot of info has not reached the media the community know more about him than the police/media would. He started fiddling with pc's at the age of 3, could program by the time he was 9 and addicted to first person shooters, while online he met up with some other gamers who were more than just gamers. There aim was to create what they niknamed the Mothership a server that would be use to hold out with 60,000 or more clients so they hacked the university server in the states the only reason why it crashed was cause they tried to create a mothership out of it! He was use for his skills.

I dont think he wanted to be in the limelight its just thats how its turned out.