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DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-10

A Canadian man was sentenced to seven years in a U.S. prison this week after admitting he led a sophisticated satellite TV piracy ring that produced and sold thousands of hacked smart cards in the U.S. and Canada.

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DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years 2004-12-15
Anonymous (1 replies)
DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years 2004-12-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years 2004-12-15
Anonymous
On the comment about real criminals ..

What do you consider a real criminal? Does millions of dollars in losses not count as a criminal violation because its done by a techy and not a gang banging drug thug?

It's all about what some Govt official decided to go after.

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